An assessment of PCB and PBDE contamination in two tropical dolphin species from the Southeastern Brazilian coast
Ricardo Lavandier
Jennifer Arêas
Patrick S. Dias
Satie Taniguchi
Rosalinda Montone
Jailson Fulgencio de Moura
Natalia Quinete
Salvatore Siciliano
Isabel Moreira
Abstract
PCBs and PBDEs were determined in two dolphin species, Sotalia guianensis and Steno bredanensis, from an upwelling system off the Central-northern coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PCB levels varied from 0.040 to 0.75 μg g− 1 lw in muscles and from 0.022 to 1.32 μg g− 1 lw in liver samples from S. guianensis. In S. bredanensis, values varied from 0.085 to 11.3 μg g− 1 lw in muscles and from 0.024 to 18.6 μg g− 1 lw in livers. PCB-138, -153 and -180 were the major PCB congeners detected in both species, while BDE-47 was the predominant PBDE congener found in both species. Higher concentrations in S. bredanensis were possibly related to the different feeding habits for both delphinid species. These results contribute to extend the database on organic contamination in cetaceans from the southern hemisphere, understanding their distribution and environmental fate in Southeastern Brazil.
Lavandier R., Arêas J., Dias P.S., Taniguchi S., Montone R., Fulgencio de Moura J., Quinete N., Siciliano S. and Moreira I. (2015) An assessment of PCB and PBDE contamination in two tropical dolphin species from the Southeastern Brazilian coast. Marine Pollution Bulletin 101(2): 947-953. 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.10.039
@article{Lavandier2015,
Title = {An assessment of PCB and PBDE contamination in two tropical dolphin species from the Southeastern Brazilian coast},
Author = {Lavandier, Ricardo and Arêas, Jennifer and Dias, Patrick S. and Taniguchi, Satie and Montone, Rosalinda and Fulgencio de Moura, Jailson and Quinete, Natalia and Siciliano, Salvatore and Moreira, Isabel},
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Journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},
Year = {2015},
Pages = {947-953},
Volume = {101},
Doi = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.10.039},
Abstract = {PCBs and PBDEs were determined in two dolphin species, Sotalia guianensis and Steno bredanensis, from an upwelling system off the Central-northern coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PCB levels varied from 0.040 to 0.75 μg g− 1 lw in muscles and from 0.022 to 1.32 μg g− 1 lw in liver samples from S. guianensis. In S. bredanensis, values varied from 0.085 to 11.3 μg g− 1 lw in muscles and from 0.024 to 18.6 μg g− 1 lw in livers. PCB-138, -153 and -180 were the major PCB congeners detected in both species, while BDE-47 was the predominant PBDE congener found in both species. Higher concentrations in S. bredanensis were possibly related to the different feeding habits for both delphinid species. These results contribute to extend the database on organic contamination in cetaceans from the southern hemisphere, understanding their distribution and environmental fate in Southeastern Brazil.},
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TY - JOUR
AU - Lavandier, Ricardo
AU - Arêas, Jennifer
AU - Dias, Patrick S.
AU - Taniguchi, Satie
AU - Montone, Rosalinda
AU - Fulgencio de Moura, Jailson
AU - Quinete, Natalia
AU - Siciliano, Salvatore
AU - Moreira, Isabel
TI - An assessment of PCB and PBDE contamination in two tropical dolphin species from the Southeastern Brazilian coast
T2 - Marine Pollution Bulletin
PY - 2015
SP - 947-953
VL - 101
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.10.039
AB - PCBs and PBDEs were determined in two dolphin species, Sotalia guianensis and Steno bredanensis, from an upwelling system off the Central-northern coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PCB levels varied from 0.040 to 0.75 μg g− 1 lw in muscles and from 0.022 to 1.32 μg g− 1 lw in liver samples from S. guianensis. In S. bredanensis, values varied from 0.085 to 11.3 μg g− 1 lw in muscles and from 0.024 to 18.6 μg g− 1 lw in livers. PCB-138, -153 and -180 were the major PCB congeners detected in both species, while BDE-47 was the predominant PBDE congener found in both species. Higher concentrations in S. bredanensis were possibly related to the different feeding habits for both delphinid species. These results contribute to extend the database on organic contamination in cetaceans from the southern hemisphere, understanding their distribution and environmental fate in Southeastern Brazil.
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