Title
Measurable Levels of Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Western Hudson Bay Fishes but Limited Biomagnification from Fish to Ringed Seals
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2021
Publication Title
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Volume
40
Issue
11
First Page
2990
Keywords
Arctic, Biomagnification, Fish, GC Orbitrap MS, Pinnipeds, Short-chain chlorinated alkanes
Last Page
2999
Abstract
We investigated short-chain (C10–13) chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) in an Arctic marine food web. In zooplankton, fishes, and ringed seals from western Hudson Bay, Canada, SCCP concentrations ranged from 38.3 to 687 ng g–1 lipid weight. Monte Carlo–simulated trophic-adjusted biomagnification factors of individual SCCP congeners ranged from 0.07 to 0.55 for small pelagic fishes to seals. Despite relatively high concentrations in fishes, biomagnification of SCCPs within this food web appears limited. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;40:2990–2999. © 2021 SETAC.
DOI
10.1002/etc.5188
ISSN
07307268
E-ISSN
15528618
Recommended Citation
Facciola, Nadia; Pedro, Sara; Houde, Magali; Fisk, Aaron T.; Ferguson, Steven H.; Steer, Helena; Muir, Derek C.G.; and McKinney, Melissa A.. (2021). Measurable Levels of Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Western Hudson Bay Fishes but Limited Biomagnification from Fish to Ringed Seals. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 40 (11), 2990-2999.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/glierpub/262
PubMed ID
34352119