PCB, PCDD/F and PBDE levels and profiles in crustaceans from the coastal waters of Brittany and Normandy (France)

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated dibenzo- p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) were analysed in the muscle of various edible marine crustaceans (spider crab, edible crab, velvet swimming crab and Norway lobster) from the Brittany and Norma...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2007-06, Vol.54 (6), p.657-668
Main Authors: Bodin, N., Abarnou, A., Fraisse, D., Defour, S., Loizeau, V., Le Guellec, A.-M., Philippon, X.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Applied ecology
Araneae
Atlantic Ocean
Bass - metabolism
Benzofurans - metabolism
Biological and medical sciences
Biological Assay
Bivalvia - metabolism
Crustacea
Decapod crustaceans
Decapoda
Decapoda (Crustacea) - metabolism
Dicentrarchus labrax
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Environmental Monitoring
Food safety
France
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Marine
Marine and brackish environment
Metabolisation
PBDEs
PCBs
PCDD/Fs
Polybrominated Biphenyls - metabolism
Polychlorinated Biphenyls - metabolism
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins - analogs & derivatives
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins - metabolism
Seawater - chemistry
Water Pollutants, Chemical - metabolism
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Summary:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated dibenzo- p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) were analysed in the muscle of various edible marine crustaceans (spider crab, edible crab, velvet swimming crab and Norway lobster) from the Brittany and Normandy coasts (France). The highest concentrations were measured in species collected from Antifer (Seine Bay). PCB and PBDE patterns in crustacean muscles were similar and independent of the geographical area with the predominance of the high chlorinated PCBs (CB153, 138, 118 and 180), and of a few PBDE congeners (BDE47, BDE99, BDE100 and BDE28). Oppositely, dioxin contamination differed with site. The major component in crustaceans from the Seine Bay was 2378-TCDF, whereas specimens from cleaner areas had higher relative concentrations of OCDD. Finally, the comparison of the spider crab contaminant profiles to those measured in mussel and sea bass highlighted two different trends: decapod crustaceans possess relatively strong capacity to metabolise PCBs and PBDEs; however these species might be used as bioindicators for dioxin pollution monitoring in the marine coastal environment.
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.01.018