Profiles of 313 organohalogen compounds as habitat indicators of 11 toothed whale species
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Profiles of 313 organohalogen compounds as habitat indicators of 11 toothed whale species

03.03.2025 Ehime University

Cetaceans are higher trophic animals in the marine ecosystem and have a long lifespan and therefore accumulate a wide variety of chemicals through the food web. Their chronic exposure to organohalogen compounds, especially high levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), may adversely affect the animals’ health. Previous studies in North America have confirmed exposure of several cetacean species not only to existing POPs, but also to other artificial contaminants and marine natural products with POPs-like physicochemical properties and toxicity. However, the species-specific differences in the accumulation levels and composition patterns of various organohalogen compounds (man-made pollutants, marine natural substances, and substances of unknown origin) in cetaceans remained largely unknown. This study investigated the species-specific accumulation profiles of organohalogen compounds in blubber samples of 11 species of toothed whales, archived in the Ehime University Environmental Specimen Bank (es-BANK), using comprehensive GC/MS analysis and cluster analysis. 313 organohalogen compounds were detected in the blubber samples, and their accumulation levels and composition profiles were found to reflect the differences in habitat, depth, and migration routes of individual whale species. The analytical methods established in this study will be useful for comprehensive screening of chemical contaminants in marine mammal species as well as for tracing current and past habitats of these animals.
Comprehensive Screening of Anthropogenic and Natural Organohalogen Compounds in 11 Species of Toothed Whales Stranded along Japanese Coasts: Species-Specific Accumulation Profiles and Potential Indicators for Understanding Their Habitats,
Tomoya Sunouchi, Akitoshi Goto, Nguyen Minh Tue, Yuko Tajima, Tadasu K Yamada, Hisato Iwata, Shinsuke Tanabe and Tatsuya Kunisue,
Environmental Science & Technology, 59 (7), 3792-3804,
doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c14352, 2025, (February 14).
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03.03.2025 Ehime University
Regions: Asia, Japan
Keywords: Science, Environment - science

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