title: Profiles of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in aquatic biota.
abstract: The profiles (concentrations scaled to a sum of 100) of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in aquatic fauna differ from those of the commercial PBDE formulations, particularly by a much higher proportion of the congener 47. At the same time, the profiles reported by different authors vary a great deal and no patterns related to species, localities, etc. are obvious. It seems that there are systematic differences among the reporting laboratories, and measurement errors within the same laboratory may also play a role. However, the profiles of PBDEs in fish from the Baltic are very similar and form a tight "cluster". PBDE profiles in crustaceans appear different from those in fish.
authors.affiliation: Estonian Environmental Research Institute, Estonian Marine Institute, Tallinn, Estonia. ott.roots@klab.ee
authors.forename: Ott
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Roots
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zitko
authors.forename: Hannu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiviranta
authors.forename: Panu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rantakokko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003445:Crustacea / Q000378:metabolism; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D010647:Phenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis*; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D010647:Phenyl Ethers; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C086401:pentabromodiphenyl ether