Regional assessment of persistent organic pollutants in resident mussels from New Jersey and New York estuaries following Hurricane Sandy
| Autor: | Beth L. Sharack, Ronald J. Baker, Heather S. Galbraith, Kelly L. Smalling, Ashok D. Deshpande, DeMond Timmons |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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0106 biological sciences
Pollution media_common.quotation_subject New York 010501 environmental sciences Aquatic Science Oceanography 01 natural sciences Polybrominated diphenyl ethers Environmental monitoring Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers Hydrocarbons Chlorinated Animals Pesticides Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Pollutant geography geography.geographical_feature_category biology New Jersey Cyclonic Storms 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Estuary Mussel Bivalvia biology.organism_classification Polychlorinated Biphenyls Environmental chemistry Environmental science Polybrominated Biphenyls Estuaries Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Marine pollution bulletin. 107(2) |
| ISSN: | 1879-3363 |
| Popis: | Resident mussels are effective indicators of ecosystem health and have been utilized in national assessment and monitoring studies for over two decades. Mussels were chosen because contaminant concentrations in their tissues respond to changes in ambient environmental levels, accumulation occurs with little metabolic transformation and a substantial amount of historic data were available. Mussels were collected from 10 previously studied locations approximately a year after Hurricane Sandy. Regionally, concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) decreased significantly, while concentrations of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) remained unchanged, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) increased compared to historic concentrations. Although concentrations of PCBs, OCPs and PAHs were at or near record low concentrations, long-term trends did not change after Hurricane Sandy. To effectively measure storm-induced impacts it is necessary to understand the factors influencing changes in mussel body burdens and have a long-term monitoring network and an ability to mobilize post event. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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