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Title: | Intrapopulation and temporal differences of phthalate concentrations in North Atlantic fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) |
Author: | Garcia-Garin, Odei Sahyoun, Wissam Net, Sopheak Vighi, Morgana Aguilar, Àlex Ouddane, Baghdad Víkingsson, Gísli A. Chosson, Valerie Borrell Thió, Assumpció |
Keywords: | Plastificants Contaminació del mar Balenes Plasticizers Marine pollution Whales |
Issue Date: | Aug-2022 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd |
Abstract: | The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is a migratory filter-feeding species that is susceptible to ingest plastics while lunge feeding across the oceans. Plastic additives, such as phthalates, are compounds that are added to plastics to give them specific characteristics, such as flexibility. These so-called plasticizers are currently raising major concern because of their potential adverse effects on marine fauna. However, little is known about phthalate concentrations in tissues of baleen whales as well as their potential relation with biological variables (i.e., sex, body length and age) and their trends with time. In this study, we assessed the concentration of 13 phthalates in the muscle of 31 fin whales sampled in the feeding grounds off western Iceland between 1986 and 2015. We detected 5 of the 13 phthalates investigated, with di-n-butylphthalate (DBP), diethylphthalate (DEP) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) being the most abundant. None of the biological variables examined showed a statistically significant relationship with phthalate concentrations. Also, phthalate concentrations did not significantly vary over the 29-year period studied, a surprising result given the global scenario of increasing plastic pollution in the seas. The lack of time trends in phthalate concentration may be due in part to the fact that phthalates also originate from other sources. Although no adverse effects of phthalates on fin whales have been detected to date, further monitoring of these pollutants is required to identify potential toxic effects in the future. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134453 |
It is part of: | Chemosphere, 2022, vol. 300 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/213861 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134453 |
ISSN: | 0045-6535 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio)) |
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