Persistent organic pollutants in mangrove food webs in Singapore.
In this study, persistent organic pollutants were quantified in sediments, subsurface seawater, sea-surface microlayer and twenty-four biota species collected at two separate mangrove habitats in Singapore. Data confirmed the ubiquity of POPs, including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), in the marine environment of Singapore. A biomagnification phenomenon was observed amongst the species collected and analysed from both mangrove sites studied. Thunder crabs and fish displayed the highest POP levels. Congener profiles of PBDEs varied amongst mangrove biota species and suggested different metabolic pathways exist for flame retardants. Similarly, crab species showed an ability to metabolize chlordane insecticide.
Bayen
Stéphane
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Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore. stephane.bayen@cabe.unige.ch
Wurl
Oliver
O
Karuppiah
Subramanian
S
Sivasothi
N
N
Lee
Hian Kee
HK
Obbard
Jeffrey Philip
JP
D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005399:Fishes; D005411:Flame Retardants / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D020387:Food Chain; D007448:Invertebrates; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D043982:Rhizophoraceae; D012846:Singapore; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
D005411:Flame Retardants; D010575:Pesticides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical