Organohalogen compounds of emerging concern in Baltic Sea biota: Levels, biomagnification potential and comparisons with legacy contaminants ... : Organohalogen compounds of emerging concern in Baltic Sea biota: Levels, biomagnification potential and comparisons with legacy contaminants ...

• Main Authors: De Wit, Cynthia A., Bossi, Rossana, Dietz, Rune, Koschorreck, Jan, Treu, Gabriele
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: My University 2020
• Subjects: Common Eider; common guillemot; Haliaeetus albicilla; harbor seal; Phoca vitulina; Phocoena phocoena; Somateria mollissima; Uria aalge; White-tailed eagle; uria
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.60810/openumwelt-2137; https://openumwelt.de/handle/123456789/4172

While new chemicals have replaced major toxic legacy contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), knowledge of their current levels and biomagnification potential in Baltic Sea biota is lacking. Therefore, a suite of chemicals of emerging concern, including organophosphate esters (OPEs), short-chain, medium-chain and long-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs, MCCPs, LCCPs), halogenated flame retardants (HFRs), and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), were analysed in blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), viviparous eelpout (Zoarces viviparus), Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), harbor seal (Phoca vitulina), harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), common eider (Somateria mollissima), common guillemot (Uria aalge) and white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) from the Baltic Proper, sampled between 2006 and 2016. Results were benchmarked with existing data for legacy contaminants. The mean concentrations for (Sigma)OPEs ranged from ...