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TI Legacy and emerging organic contaminants in two sympatric shark species from Reunion Island (Southwest Indian Ocean): Levels, profiles and maternal transfer
BT 
AF Chynel, M.
   Munschy, Catherine
   Bely, Nadege
   Héas-MOISAN, Karine
   Pollono, Charles
   Jaquemet, S.
AS 1:1;2:1;3:1;4:1;5:1;6:2;
FF 1:;2:PDG-RBE-BE-LBCO;3:PDG-RBE-BE-LBCO;4:PDG-RBE-BE-LBCO;5:PDG-RBE-BE-LBCO;6:;
C1 IFREMER (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea), Laboratory of Biogeochemistry of Organic Contaminants, Rue de l'Ile d'Yeu, BP 21105, 44311 Nantes Cedex 3, France
   Université de La Réunion, UMR 9220 ENTROPIE (Université de La Réunion–CNRS–IRD), Avenue René Cassin CS 92003, 97744 Saint-Denis Cedex 9, Ile de La Réunion, France
C2 IFREMER, FRANCE
   UNIV LA REUNION, FRANCE
SI NANTES
SE PDG-RBE-BE-LBCO
UM ENTROPIE
IN WOS Ifremer UPR
   WOS Cotutelle UMR
   copubli-france
   copubli-univ-france
IF 10.754
TC 16
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00643/75520/76403.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Tiger shark;Bull shark;Persistent organic pollutants (POPS);Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs);Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs);Perfluoroalkylated substances (PFASs)
AB The contamination of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) and bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) by legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and emerging organic contaminants was investigated in specimens from Reunion Island (Southwest Indian Ocean) in 2018 and 2019. Contamination levels were determined in the muscle of adult individuals of both sexes in relation to biological and trophic parameters. Maternal transfer was additionally investigated in one set of embryos in each species. Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), organochlorinated pesticide (OCP) and perfluoroalkylated substance (PFAS) concentrations were 2597 ± 2969, 785 ± 966 and 267 ± 194 pg g-1 ww, respectively, in bull sharks, and 339 ± 270, 1025 ± 946 and 144 ± 53 pg g-1 ww in tiger sharks. The results highlighted higher PCB contamination, and by the heavier congeners, in adult bull sharks versus tiger sharks. The significant differences found in PCB profiles and concentrations suggest that the two species are exposed to different contamination sources. As bull sharks rely on a more coastal habitat for feeding, their higher contamination by PCBs suggests the occurrence of local PCB sources. DDT concentrations were similar in both species, suggesting a more homogeneous contamination on the scale of the Southwest Indian Ocean. Female bull sharks showed lower OCP and PCB concentrations than males, while this trend was not observed in tiger sharks. The ratio of chlorinated contaminants in muscle between the mother and her embryos was related to molecule hydrophobicity in bull shark but not in tiger shark, suggesting that shark mode of gestation, known to be different in the two species, is a key driver of organic contaminant maternal transfer. Finally, the results show that organic contaminant levels in the studied species were lower than those of other shark species in the Southern Hemisphere, related to the limited urbanization and industrialization of Reunion Island. 
PY 2021
PD JAN
SO Science Of The Total Environment
SN 0048-9697
PU Elsevier BV
VL 751
UT 000587300800093
DI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141807
ID 75520
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