Abstract
To evaluate the contamination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in marine organisms of the northern Yellow Sea of China, mollusks, wild shrimps and crabs were collected from the Yantai coast and ten PBDE congeners levels in the samples were analyzed and compared. The results indicate all the samples have been contaminated by PBDEs and PBDEs concentrations varied in individual species and in sampling sites. The concentration range of ∑PBDEs in the samples was 0.23–10.56 ng/g d.w. below the national edible criteria 40 ng/g d.w.. Congener compositions were mainly dominated by BDE 209.
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This research was financially supported by the Innovative Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-YW-Q07-04).
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Chen, J., Chen, L., Liu, D. et al. Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Contamination in Marine Organisms of Yantai Coast, Northern Yellow Sea of China. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 90, 679–683 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-013-0980-0
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