title: Spatial distribution and accumulation of brominated flame retardants, polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) from coastal waters of Korea.
abstract: Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) from 20 locations along the coastal waters of Korea were analyzed to elucidate the characteristic distribution and contamination status of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report on the contamination status of HBCDs from Korea. PBDEs and HBCDs were found in mussels at levels ranging from 6.6 to 440 and from 6.0 to 500 ng/g lipid wt., respectively. Concentrations of PBDEs in mussels from Korea were higher or comparable to available data in mussels from other countries. Among the organochlorine compounds (OCs) analyzed, levels of PCBs and DDTs were the highest followed by CHLs, HCHs and hexachlorobenzene. For all the compounds, higher concentrations were found in mussels from southeastern coast of Korea. The present study shows the importance of mussels as bioindicators for monitoring contaminants in coastal waters.
authors.affiliation: Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan.
authors.forename: Karri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramu
authors.forename: Natsuko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kajiwara
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Eun-Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byung-Yoon
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Sung-Ug
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: We
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanabe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005411:Flame Retardants / Q000032:analysis*; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated / Q000032:analysis; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000032:analysis; D007723:Korea; D049880:Mytilus edulis / Q000737:chemistry*; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis*; D010647:Phenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005411:Flame Retardants; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D006842:Hydrocarbons, Brominated; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007306:Insecticides; D010575:Pesticides; D010647:Phenyl Ethers; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C089796:hexabromocyclododecane; C086401:pentabromodiphenyl ether; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls