Chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants and metabolites in polar bears ( Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, Canada, East Greenland, and Svalbard: 1996−2002
A suite of chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants (CHCs) including organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and by-products, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and methyl sulfone (MeSO 2) PCB and p, p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene ( p, p′-DDE) metabolites were determined in adipose tissue of 107 adult and...
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| description | A suite of chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants (CHCs) including organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and by-products, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and methyl sulfone (MeSO
2) PCB and
p,
p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (
p,
p′-DDE) metabolites were determined in adipose tissue of 107 adult and sub-adult polar bears, almost exclusively females, sampled between 1996 and 2002 from populations spanning Arctic and Subarctic regions of Alaska, Canada, East Greenland, and Svalbard. The East Greenland and Svalbard populations of polar bears were distinguished by higher proportions of dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDT)-related compounds, nonachlors, oxychlordane, and higher-chlorinated and persistent PCB congeners (hepta- to nona-chlorinated). Conversely, Alaska, the westernmost population of the North American Arctic, was characterized by higher proportions of relatively volatile compounds such as hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and pentachlorobenzene (PnCBz), lower-chlorinated PCB congeners (tri- to penta-chlorinated), and lower proportions of oxychlordane. Geometric mean (GM) with 95% confidence limits (CL) ΣHCH concentrations were highest in Alaska male polar bear fat samples (GM 593; CL 363−909 ng g
−
1
lipid weight), ΣDDT concentration were highest in East Greenland female samples (GM 309; CL 249−490 ng g
−
1
l.w.), and Σ
42PCB (GM 5972; CL 4637−9129 ng g
−
1
l.w.) and ΣMeSO
2-PCB (GM 198; CL 162−279 ng g
−
1
l.w.) concentrations were highest in female samples collected from Svalbard. The distribution of Σ-chlordane-related compounds (ΣCHL), ΣCBz, mirex, and dieldrin was relatively uniform among the populations of polar bears investigated. The present 1996−2002 data of female polar bear fat samples was compared to spatial assessments of female polar bear fat samples collected between 1989 and 1993 from comparable populations. The two-point temporal comparisons showed a general decrease for age-adjusted mean concentrations of ΣCHL,
p,
p′-DDE, Σ
42PCB, ΣMeSO
2-PCB and 3-MeSO
2-
p,
p′-DDE over a period of approximately 10 years. However, concentrations of dieldrin were comparatively unchanged. Comparisons of present 2001−2002 concentrations in fat of female polar bears from Western Hudson Bay showed great consistency with temporal trends (1991−1999) previously reported for the same region, i.e. the apparent non-decreasing trend of ΣCHL, β-HCH, ΣHCH and dieldrin, and the apparent declining trend for ΣPCB. However, present concentrations of α-HCH and ΣCBz wer |
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p,
p′-DDE) metabolites were determined in adipose tissue of 107 adult and sub-adult polar bears, almost exclusively females, sampled between 1996 and 2002 from populations spanning Arctic and Subarctic regions of Alaska, Canada, East Greenland, and Svalbard. The East Greenland and Svalbard populations of polar bears were distinguished by higher proportions of dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDT)-related compounds, nonachlors, oxychlordane, and higher-chlorinated and persistent PCB congeners (hepta- to nona-chlorinated). Conversely, Alaska, the westernmost population of the North American Arctic, was characterized by higher proportions of relatively volatile compounds such as hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and pentachlorobenzene (PnCBz), lower-chlorinated PCB congeners (tri- to penta-chlorinated), and lower proportions of oxychlordane. Geometric mean (GM) with 95% confidence limits (CL) ΣHCH concentrations were highest in Alaska male polar bear fat samples (GM 593; CL 363−909 ng g
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p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (
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p′-DDE) metabolites were determined in adipose tissue of 107 adult and sub-adult polar bears, almost exclusively females, sampled between 1996 and 2002 from populations spanning Arctic and Subarctic regions of Alaska, Canada, East Greenland, and Svalbard. The East Greenland and Svalbard populations of polar bears were distinguished by higher proportions of dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDT)-related compounds, nonachlors, oxychlordane, and higher-chlorinated and persistent PCB congeners (hepta- to nona-chlorinated). Conversely, Alaska, the westernmost population of the North American Arctic, was characterized by higher proportions of relatively volatile compounds such as hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and pentachlorobenzene (PnCBz), lower-chlorinated PCB congeners (tri- to penta-chlorinated), and lower proportions of oxychlordane. Geometric mean (GM) with 95% confidence limits (CL) ΣHCH concentrations were highest in Alaska male polar bear fat samples (GM 593; CL 363−909 ng g
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−
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l.w.) concentrations were highest in female samples collected from Svalbard. The distribution of Σ-chlordane-related compounds (ΣCHL), ΣCBz, mirex, and dieldrin was relatively uniform among the populations of polar bears investigated. The present 1996−2002 data of female polar bear fat samples was compared to spatial assessments of female polar bear fat samples collected between 1989 and 1993 from comparable populations. The two-point temporal comparisons showed a general decrease for age-adjusted mean concentrations of ΣCHL,
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p,
p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (
p,
p′-DDE) metabolites were determined in adipose tissue of 107 adult and sub-adult polar bears, almost exclusively females, sampled between 1996 and 2002 from populations spanning Arctic and Subarctic regions of Alaska, Canada, East Greenland, and Svalbard. The East Greenland and Svalbard populations of polar bears were distinguished by higher proportions of dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDT)-related compounds, nonachlors, oxychlordane, and higher-chlorinated and persistent PCB congeners (hepta- to nona-chlorinated). Conversely, Alaska, the westernmost population of the North American Arctic, was characterized by higher proportions of relatively volatile compounds such as hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and pentachlorobenzene (PnCBz), lower-chlorinated PCB congeners (tri- to penta-chlorinated), and lower proportions of oxychlordane. Geometric mean (GM) with 95% confidence limits (CL) ΣHCH concentrations were highest in Alaska male polar bear fat samples (GM 593; CL 363−909 ng g
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| subjects | Adipose Tissue - chemistry Alaska Animals Arctic Canada Canadian arctic Chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants Environmental Monitoring Female Geographical trends Greenland Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated - analysis Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated - metabolism Male Metabolites Pesticides - analysis Pesticides - metabolism Polar bears Svalbard Temporal comparisons Ursidae - metabolism Ursus maritimus Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis Water Pollutants, Chemical - metabolism |
| title | Chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants and metabolites in polar bears ( Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, Canada, East Greenland, and Svalbard: 1996−2002 |
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