TY - JOUR

T1 - The occurrence and accumulation of PBDEs and selected organochlorines in tagged grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups in the North Sea.

AU - Kalantzi, O. I.

AU - Hall, A. J.

AU - Thomas, Gareth O.

AU - Jones, Kevin C.

PY - 2005/1

Y1 - 2005/1

N2 - Blubber samples from grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups were collected in 1998 through to 2000. Twenty four newly weaned pups were sampled in November 1998, 13 of which were re-sampled during their first year of life, between March and December 1999, and an additional 48 and 25 samples (new cohorts) were obtained in 1999 (November–December) and 2000 (May–September) respectively. ∑PBDE concentrations (sum of Di-HxBDEs) ranged from 45 to 1500 ng/g lipid, with a geometric mean of 290 ng/g lipid. BDE 47 dominated the congener profile, followed by BDEs 100, 99, 153 and 154. ∑PCB concentrations (sum of 41 congeners) ranged from 100 to 93 000 ng/g lipid, with a geometric mean of 4600 ng/g lipid, with CB congeners 153, 138 and 180 making up 84% of the total PCB concentrations. The predominant OC pesticides were p,p′-DDE (geometric mean = 860 ng/g lipid, range = 160–3800 ng/g lipid) and p,p′-DDT (geometric mean = 120 ng/g lipid, range = 30–670 ng/g lipid). No significant differences were found between males and females, probably due to the young age of the animals. Significant decreases (P < 0.01 for PBDEs and P < 0.05 for PCBs/OCs) were observed between newly weaned seals in 1998 and 1999, but not for the majority of juveniles in 1999 and 2000. Significant differences (P < 0.01) were also found between the different seasons in 1999 newly weaned and juvenile seals, reflecting changes in blubber mass.

AB - Blubber samples from grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups were collected in 1998 through to 2000. Twenty four newly weaned pups were sampled in November 1998, 13 of which were re-sampled during their first year of life, between March and December 1999, and an additional 48 and 25 samples (new cohorts) were obtained in 1999 (November–December) and 2000 (May–September) respectively. ∑PBDE concentrations (sum of Di-HxBDEs) ranged from 45 to 1500 ng/g lipid, with a geometric mean of 290 ng/g lipid. BDE 47 dominated the congener profile, followed by BDEs 100, 99, 153 and 154. ∑PCB concentrations (sum of 41 congeners) ranged from 100 to 93 000 ng/g lipid, with a geometric mean of 4600 ng/g lipid, with CB congeners 153, 138 and 180 making up 84% of the total PCB concentrations. The predominant OC pesticides were p,p′-DDE (geometric mean = 860 ng/g lipid, range = 160–3800 ng/g lipid) and p,p′-DDT (geometric mean = 120 ng/g lipid, range = 30–670 ng/g lipid). No significant differences were found between males and females, probably due to the young age of the animals. Significant decreases (P < 0.01 for PBDEs and P < 0.05 for PCBs/OCs) were observed between newly weaned seals in 1998 and 1999, but not for the majority of juveniles in 1999 and 2000. Significant differences (P < 0.01) were also found between the different seasons in 1999 newly weaned and juvenile seals, reflecting changes in blubber mass.

KW - PBDEs

KW - PCBs

KW - Organochlorine pesticides

KW - United Kingdom

KW - Pinnipeds

U2 - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.07.039

DO - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.07.039

M3 - Journal article

VL - 58

SP - 345

EP - 354

JO - Chemosphere

JF - Chemosphere

SN - 0045-6535

IS - 3

ER -