CHLORINATED AND BROMINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN CETACEANS FROM KOREAN COASTAL WATERS
The liver and blubber of minke whale and common dolphin found entangled in fishing nets along the Korean coasts in 2006 were analyzed for the levels and accumulation profiles of PCBs, OCPs and PBDEs. The concentrations of PCBs and DDTs were high in all of the samples and their concentrations were one or two orders of magnitude higher than the concentrations of CHLs, HCHs and HCB. The concentrations of PBDEs were lower than those of PCBs and DDTs. The overall contamination by PCBs, OCPs and PBDEs in cetaceans from Korean coastal waters was relatively lower or similar to the levels of these contaminants measured from other locations worldwide. The concentrations of PCBs, DDTs, CHLs and PBDEs in the livers and blubbers of common dolphin were significantly higher than those measured in minke whale, while CHLs and HCHs did not show significant difference. The predominant compounds of PCBs, OCPs and PBDEs in both cetacean species were PCB 153, p, p-DDE and BDE 47, respectively. The concentrations of PCBs and DDTs in cetaceans have reached the levels that would adversely affect the health of marine mammals.
Hyo-Bang Moon Kurunthachalam Kannan Minkyu Choi Jun Yu Hee-Gu Choi Yong-Rock An Seok-Gwan Choi Jung-Youn Park Zang-Geun Kim
National Fisheries Research & Development Institute (NFRDI),408-1,Sirang-ri,Gijang-eup,Gijang-gun,Bu State Department of Health and Department of Environmental Health Sciences,School of Public Health,S
国际会议
北京
英文
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2009-08-24（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）