Profiles of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Aquatic Biota

Roots, Ott; Zitko, Vladimir; Kiviranta, Hannu; Rantakokko, Panu

doi:10.2478/10004-1254-59-2008-1875

Abstract

The profiles (concentrations scaled to a sum of 100) of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in aquatic fauna differ from those of the commercial PBDE formulations, particularly by a much higher proportion of the congener 47. At the same time, the profiles reported by different authors vary a great deal and no patterns related to species, localities, etc. are obvious. It seems that there are systematic differences among the reporting laboratories, and measurement errors within the same laboratory may also play a role. However, the profiles of PBDEs in fish from the Baltic are very similar and form a tight "cluster". PBDE profiles in crustaceans appear different from those in fish.

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Profiles of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Aquatic Biota

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