Citation:

j.scitotenv.2011.12.010

Name: (Table 2) Polybrominated diphenyl ether concentration in blubber samples from whales, seals and porpoises between 1986-2009
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Abstract:

A selection of MeO-BDE and BDE congeners were analyzed in pooled blubber samples of pilot whale (Globicephala melas), ringed seal (Phoca hispida), minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), hooded seal (Cystophora cristata), and Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus), covering a time period of more than 20 years (1986-2009). The analytes were extracted and cleaned-up using open column extraction and multi-layer silica gel column chromatography. The analysis was performed using both low resolution and high resolution GC-MS. MeO-PBDE concentrations relative to total PBDE concentrations varied greatly between sampling periods and species. The highest MeO-PBDE levels were found in the toothed whale species pilot whale and white-sided dolphin, often exceeding the concentration of the most abundant PBDE, BDE-47. The lowest MeO-PBDE levels were found in fin whales and ringed seals. The main MeO-BDE congeners were 6-MeO-BDE47 and 2'-MeO-BDE68. A weak correlation only between BDE47 and its methoxylated analog 6-MeO-BDE47 was found and is indicative of a natural source for MeO-PBDEs.

Project(s):

International Polar Year (2007-2008) (IPY)

Coverage:

Median Latitude: 65.500000 * Median Longitude: -13.683333 * South-bound Latitude: 60.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -54.400000 * North-bound Latitude: 71.000000 * East-bound Longitude: 23.000000

Event(s):

E_Greenland * Latitude: 70.300000 * Longitude: -21.900000 * Location: Greenland * Method/Device: Biological sample (BIOS)

Faroe_Island * Latitude: 61.700000 * Longitude: -7.300000 * Location: Faroe Islands * Method/Device: Biological sample (BIOS)

Norway * Latitude Start: 71.000000 * Longitude Start: 23.000000 * Latitude End: 60.000000 * Longitude End: 4.000000 * Location: Norway * Method/Device: Biological sample (BIOS)

Comment:

Sum PBDE = BDE 28, 47, 66, 100, 99, 85, 154, 153, 138, 183, 6-MeO-BDE47, 2'-MeO-BDE68. Concentrations are given per g lipid weight. Data extracted in the frame of a joint ICSTI/PANGAEA IPY effort, see http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.150150

Parameter(s):

#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Principal Investigator	Comment
1	Event label	Event
2	Latitude of event	Latitude
3	Longitude of event	Longitude
4	Species	Species		Rotander, Anna
5	Species, common name	Species common		Rotander, Anna
6	Sample type	Samp type		Rotander, Anna
7	Sex	Sex		Rotander, Anna
8	Area/locality	Area		Rotander, Anna
9	Sampling date	Sampling date		Rotander, Anna
10	Polybrominated diphenyl ethers	PBDE	ng/g	Rotander, Anna	sum, min
11	Polybrominated diphenyl ethers	PBDE	ng/g	Rotander, Anna	sum, max
12	Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, congener BDE-47	BDE-47	µg/g	Rotander, Anna	min
13	Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, congener BDE-47	BDE-47	µg/g	Rotander, Anna	max
14	Method comment	Method comm		Rotander, Anna	for BDE47
15	Methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers	MeO-PBDE	ng/g	Rotander, Anna	6-MeO-BDE47, min
16	Methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers	MeO-PBDE	ng/g	Rotander, Anna	6-MeO-BDE47, max
17	Methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers	MeO-PBDE	ng/g	Rotander, Anna	2'-MeO-BDE68, min
18	Methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers	MeO-PBDE	ng/g	Rotander, Anna	2'-MeO-BDE68, max

License:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)

Size:

291 data points

Data

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1 Event	2 Latitude	3 Longitude	4 Species	5 Species common	6 Samp type	7 Sex	8 Area	9 Sampling date	10 PBDE [ng/g] (sum, min)	11 PBDE [ng/g] (sum, max)	12 BDE-47 [µg/g] (min)	13 BDE-47 [µg/g] (max)	14 Method comm (for BDE47)	15 MeO-PBDE [ng/g] (6-MeO-BDE47, min)	16 MeO-PBDE [ng/g] (6-MeO-BDE47, max)	17 MeO-PBDE [ng/g] (2'-MeO-BDE68, min)	18 MeO-PBDE [ng/g] (2'-MeO-BDE68, max)
Faroe_Island	62	-7	Globicephala melas	Pilot whale	blubber	male	Faroe Islands	1986	479	704	0.0110	0.0370		416.0	653.0	12.0	23.0
Faroe_Island	62	-7	Globicephala melas	Pilot whale	blubber	male	Faroe Islands	1997	708	2792	0.3040	1.3890		90.0	461.0	4.3	18.0
Faroe_Island	62	-7	Globicephala melas	Pilot whale	blubber	male	Faroe Islands	2006/2007	1081	1565	0.4890	0.7110		228.0	307.0	11.0	18.0
Faroe_Island	62	-7	Lagenorhynchus acutus	Atlantic white-sided dolphin	blubber	male	Faroe Islands	1997	333	425	0.0700	0.1100		5.6	195.0	1.6	8.4
Faroe_Island	62	-7	Lagenorhynchus acutus	Atlantic white-sided dolphin	blubber	male	Faroe Islands	2001/2002	906	1021	0.2040	0.2210		220.0	438.0	13.0	14.0
Faroe_Island	62	-7	Lagenorhynchus acutus	Atlantic white-sided dolphin	blubber	male	Faroe Islands	2006	508	545	0.0940	0.1120		225.0	249.0	9.3	13.0
W_Iceland	65	-26	Cystophora cristata	Hooded seal	blubber	female	West Iceland	1990	53	87	0.0150	0.0190		8.3	14.0	1.2	2.3
W_Iceland	65	-26	Cystophora cristata	Hooded seal	blubber	female	West Iceland	1997	86	161	0.0250	0.0470		6.8	11.0	1.2	2.3
W_Iceland	65	-26	Cystophora cristata	Hooded seal	blubber	female	West Iceland	2007	46	69	0.0190	0.0210		6.4	6.7	1.3	1.6
W_Iceland	65	-26	Balaenoptera acutorostrata	Minke whale	blubber	male	West Iceland	2003/2006	125	210	0.0410	0.0680		52.0	86.0	6.8	13.0
W_Iceland	65	-26	Balaenoptera physalus	Fin whale	blubber		West Iceland	1986/1989	18	62	0.0024	0.0051		11.0	48.0	1.4	6.8
W_Iceland	65	-26	Balaenoptera physalus	Fin whale	blubber		West Iceland	2006/2009	41	82	0.0076	0.0130		17.0	55.0	4.0	8.1
W_Iceland	65	-26	Phocoena phocoena	Harbor porpoise	blubber	male	West Iceland	1992	140	174	0.0380	0.0520	one pool, quantified with a higher uncertainty due to recovery >150%	43.0	110.0	3.2	4.4
W_Iceland	65	-26	Phocoena phocoena	Harbor porpoise	blubber	male	West Iceland	1997	106	207	0.0430	0.0590		36.0	107.0	3.3	4.8
E_Greenland	70	-22	Phoca hispida	Ringed seal	blubber		East Greenland	1986	27	38	0.0180	0.0280	one pool, quantified with a higher uncertainty due to recovery <50%	1.6	2.8	0.5	0.8
E_Greenland	70	-22	Phoca hispida	Ringed seal	blubber		East Greenland	2000	34	72	0.0230	0.0550		1.4	2.2	0.4	0.9
E_Greenland	70	-22	Phoca hispida	Ringed seal	blubber		East Greenland	2006	23	34	0.0160	0.0280		0.3	2.1	0.2	0.4
Norway	71	23	Phocoena phocoena	Harbor porpoise	blubber	male	Norway	2000	171	605	0.0530	0.3010		56.0	95.0	3.3	4.9
Norway	71	23	Balaenoptera acutorostrata	Minke whale	blubber	male	Norway	1993	86	170	0.0540	0.1010		2.9	13.0	0.9	3.3
Norway	71	23	Balaenoptera acutorostrata	Minke whale	blubber	male	Norway	1999	100	412	0.0590	0.2120		1.9	18.0	0.9	1.7
W_Greenland	65	-54	Balaenoptera acutorostrata	Minke whale	blubber	female	West Greenland	1998	86	228	0.0290	0.0690		29.0	56.0	6.7	11.0