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Science of The Total Environment 442

Overview of articles on POPs in a new issue of the Science of The Total Environment journal.

Accumulation of brominated flame retardants and polychlorinated biphenyls in human breast milk and scalp hair from the Philippines: Levels, distribution and profiles

Pages 366-379
Govindan Malarvannan, Tomohiko Isobe, Adrian Covaci, Maricar Prudente, Shinsuke Tanabe

  • PCBs were the predominant compounds in all breast milk samples.
  • PBDE levels were significantly higher than those of PCBs and HBCDs in all scalp hair samples.
  • BDE-209 was found to be the predominant congener in the scalp hair.
  • This is the first report on HBCDs in human scalp hair worldwide.
  • No significant correlations with PCBs, PBDEs and HBCDs were observed between milk and hair.

Associations between vitamins A and E and legacy POP levels in highly contaminated Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus)

Pages 445-454
Kristine Molde, Tomasz M. Ciesielski, Aaron T. Fisk, Christian Lydersen, Kit M. Kovacs, Eugen G. Sørmo, Bjørn M. Jenssen

  • POP levels in Greenland sharks are among the highest reported in Arctic animals.
  • There were inverse relationships between plasma vitamin A and POP compounds.
  • There were positive associations between plasma vitamin E and PCB congeners.
  • The vitamin status and health of Svalbard Greenland sharks can be affected by POP.

1.1.2013


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