title: Identification of hydroxylated and methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers in Baltic Sea salmon (Salmo salar) blood.
abstract: Methoxylated and hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (MeO-PBDEs and OH-PBDEs) have recently been reported to be present in wildlife from Northern Europe. The structures of a majority of these compounds have however been unknown. In the present study, nine OH-PBDEs and six MeO-PBDEs were identified in Baltic Sea salmon (Salmo salar) blood. All OH- and MeO-PBDEs identified were substituted with four or five bromines, and five of these had one chlorine substituent. Fourteen of the OH- and MeO-PBDEs have the methoxy or hydroxy group substituted in the ortho position to the diphenyl ether bond. Identification was done by comparison of relative retention times of authentic reference standards with compounds present in salmon plasma on two gas chromatographic columns of different polarities. The identification was supported by comparisons of full-scan mass spectrometric data: electron ionization (EI) and electron capture negative ionization (ECNI). Nine of the 15 OH- and MeO-PBDEs identified have not previously been reported to occur in the environment. The structures of several identified OH- and MeO-PBDEs support natural origin. However, at least one of the OH-PBDEs may be a hydroxylated metabolite of anthropogenic polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE).
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Applied Environmental Research, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. goran.marsh@mk.su.se
authors.forename: Göran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Athanasiadou
authors.forename: Ake
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bergman
authors.forename: Lillemor
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Asplund
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001454:Baltic States; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006900:Hydroxylation; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry; D020317:Salmo salar; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical