Perfluorinated compounds in the Antarctic region: Ocean circulation provides prolonged protection from distant sources
In order to investigate the extent to which Perfluorinated Contaminants (PFCs) have permeated the Southern Ocean food web to date, a range of Antarctic, sub-Antarctic and Antarctic-migratory biota were analysed for key ionic PFCs. Based upon the geographical distribution pattern and ecology of biota...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:11234 2023-12-24T10:11:31+01:00 Perfluorinated compounds in the Antarctic region: Ocean circulation provides prolonged protection from distant sources Nash, Susan Bengtson Rintoul, Stephen R. Kawaguchi, So Staniland, Iain van den Hoff, John Tierney, Megan Bossi, Rossana 2010 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11234/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.05.024 unknown Elsevier Nash, Susan Bengtson; Rintoul, Stephen R.; Kawaguchi, So; Staniland, Iain orcid:0000-0003-2736-9134 van den Hoff, John; Tierney, Megan; Bossi, Rossana. 2010 Perfluorinated compounds in the Antarctic region: Ocean circulation provides prolonged protection from distant sources. Environmental Pollution, 158 (9). 2985-2991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.05.024 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.05.024> Marine Sciences Ecology and Environment Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2010 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.05.024 2023-11-24T00:03:08Z In order to investigate the extent to which Perfluorinated Contaminants (PFCs) have permeated the Southern Ocean food web to date, a range of Antarctic, sub-Antarctic and Antarctic-migratory biota were analysed for key ionic PFCs. Based upon the geographical distribution pattern and ecology of biota with detectable vs. non-detectable PFC burdens, an evaluation of the potential contributory roles of alternative system input pathways is made. Our analytical findings, together with previous reports, reveal only the occasional occurrence of PFCs in migratory biota and vertebrate predators with foraging ranges extending into or north of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). Geographical contamination patterns observed correspond most strongly with those expected from delivery via hydrospheric transport as governed by the unique oceanographic features of the Southern Ocean. We suggest that hydrospheric transport will form a slow, but primary, input pathway of PFCs to the Antarctic region. Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Southern Ocean Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Environmental Pollution 158 9 2985 2991 |
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In order to investigate the extent to which Perfluorinated Contaminants (PFCs) have permeated the Southern Ocean food web to date, a range of Antarctic, sub-Antarctic and Antarctic-migratory biota were analysed for key ionic PFCs. Based upon the geographical distribution pattern and ecology of biota with detectable vs. non-detectable PFC burdens, an evaluation of the potential contributory roles of alternative system input pathways is made. Our analytical findings, together with previous reports, reveal only the occasional occurrence of PFCs in migratory biota and vertebrate predators with foraging ranges extending into or north of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). Geographical contamination patterns observed correspond most strongly with those expected from delivery via hydrospheric transport as governed by the unique oceanographic features of the Southern Ocean. We suggest that hydrospheric transport will form a slow, but primary, input pathway of PFCs to the Antarctic region. Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Nash, Susan Bengtson Rintoul, Stephen R. Kawaguchi, So Staniland, Iain van den Hoff, John Tierney, Megan Bossi, Rossana |
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Perfluorinated compounds in the Antarctic region: Ocean circulation provides prolonged protection from distant sources |
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Perfluorinated compounds in the Antarctic region: Ocean circulation provides prolonged protection from distant sources |
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Perfluorinated compounds in the Antarctic region: Ocean circulation provides prolonged protection from distant sources |
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Perfluorinated compounds in the Antarctic region: Ocean circulation provides prolonged protection from distant sources |
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Perfluorinated compounds in the Antarctic region: Ocean circulation provides prolonged protection from distant sources |
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perfluorinated compounds in the antarctic region: ocean circulation provides prolonged protection from distant sources |
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Nash, Susan Bengtson; Rintoul, Stephen R.; Kawaguchi, So; Staniland, Iain orcid:0000-0003-2736-9134 van den Hoff, John; Tierney, Megan; Bossi, Rossana. 2010 Perfluorinated compounds in the Antarctic region: Ocean circulation provides prolonged protection from distant sources. Environmental Pollution, 158 (9). 2985-2991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.05.024 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.05.024> |
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