FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Organophosphate ester pollution in the oceans. BT AF Xie, Zhiyong Wang, Pu Wang, Xin CASTRO JIMENEZ, Javier Kallenborn, Roland Liao, Chunyang Mi, Wenying Lohmann, Rainer Vila-Costa, Maria Dachs, Jordi AS 1:1;2:2;3:3;4:4;5:5;6:3;7:6;8:7;9:8;10:8; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:PDG-RBE-CCEM;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:; C1 Institute of Coastal Environmental Chemistry, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Geesthacht, Germany Hubei Key Laboratory of Environmental and Health Effects of Persistent Toxic Substances, School of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan, China State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China IFREMER, Chemical Contamination of Marine Ecosystems Research Unit, Nantes, France Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences (KBM), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway MINJIE Institute of Environmental Science and Health Research, Geesthacht, Germany Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain C2 HZG, GERMANY UNIV JIANGHAN, CHINA CHINESE ACAD SCI, CHINA IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV NORWEGIAN LIFE SCI, NORWAY MINJIE INST ENVIRONM SCIENCE HEALTH RES, GERMANY UNIV RHODE ISL, USA IDAEA CSIC, SPAIN SI NANTES SE PDG-RBE-CCEM IN WOS Ifremer UPR copubli-europe copubli-int-hors-europe copubli-sud IF 42.1 TC 48 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00760/87216/93519.pdf LA English DT Article AB The large-scale use of organophosphate esters (OPEs) as flame retardants and plasticizers has led to their prevalence in the environment, with still unknown broader impacts. This Review describes the transport and occurrence of OPEs in marine systems and summarizes emerging evidence of their biogeochemical and ecosystem impacts. Long-range environmental transport via the atmosphere and ocean currents distributes OPEs from industrialized regions to the open ocean. OPEs are most prevalent in coastal regions, but notable concentrations are also found in the Arctic and regions far from shore. Air–water interactions are important for the transport of OPEs to remote oceans and polar regions. Processes such as degradation and sinking of particle-bound compounds modulate the properties and fate of OPEs in the water column, where they are potentially a non-accounted source of anthropogenic organic phosphorus for microbial communities. Some OPEs have toxic effects in marine species and are found in measurable quantities in fish and other aquatic organisms. However, there is conflicting evidence on the potential for bioaccumulation and biomagnification of OPEs. Future work must constrain the large-scale impact of OPEs on marine biota and biogeochemistry to support more effective regulation and mitigation. PY 2022 PD MAY SO Nature Reviews Earth & Environment SN 2662-138X PU Nature Research VL 3 IS 5 UT 000772446100001 BP 309 EP 322 DI 10.1038/s43017-022-00277-w ID 87216 ER EF