title: Assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in eggs of waterbirds from South China.
abstract: Concentrations of total polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in Ardeid eggs from Hong Kong, Xiamen and Quanzhou in south China ranged from 140-1000, 30-550 and 140-380ngg(-1), lipid wt., respectively. There were spatial and interspecies variations in the abundance and congeneric profiles of PBDEs. The different congeneric profiles observed among the study sites may be associated with the developmental phases of the cities, as well as a possible consequence of debromination of BDE209. Marked concentrations of higher-brominated diphenyl ethers (BDEs 183, 196, 197, 206, 207 and 209) were detected in the egg samples from all sites, probably indicating uptake of BDE209 by top predators, and that there is widespread occurrence of BDE209 in south China. Comparisons of egg concentrations of BDEs 47, 99, 153 and 209 with tentative critical concentrations for neurobehavioral effects and oxidative stress indicated some potential risks for BDE99 and BDE209 in the Ardeid populations.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Coastal Pollution and Conservation, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
authors.forename: James C W
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Natsuko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kajiwara
authors.forename: Karri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramu
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Paul K S
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D002681:China; D004531:Eggs / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005399:Fishes; D005411:Flame Retardants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D020387:Food Chain; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D012098:Reproduction; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D005411:Flame Retardants; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical