[HTML][HTML] Legacy and emerging pollutants in Latin America: A critical review of occurrence and levels in environmental and food samples

MCO Souza, BA Rocha, JA Adeyemi, M Nadal… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increase and indiscriminate use of personal care products, food products, fertilizers,
pesticides, and health products, among others, have resulted/are resulting in extensive …

Legacy and emerging contaminants in marine mammals from Argentina

MB Romero, PS Polizzi, L Chiodi, A Dolagaratz… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Marine mammals are recognized sentinels of ecosystem health. They are susceptible to the
accumulation and biomagnification of pollutants, which constitute one of the greatest threats …

Franciscana dolphins, Pontoporia blainvillei, as environmental sentinels of the world's largest mining disaster: temporal trends for organohalogen compounds and …

N de Oliveira-Ferreira, BMR Manhães… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract On November 5th, 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed in Minas Gerais, southeastern
Brazil, releasing millions of cubic meters of mud containing mining residue into the Doce …

Historic changes of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in juvenile and adult cetaceans from the Pearl River estuary from 2003 to 2020

Q **e, RQ Yu, R Yu, Z Wang, X Zhang, Y Wu - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), as a type of legacy persistent organic pollutants, pose
significant health threats to wildlife. However, long-term residue changes and profiles of …

Accumulation and time trends (2003–2015) of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in blubber of finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) from Korean coastal …

Y Jeong, Y Lee, KJ Park, YR An, HB Moon - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Accumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in marine mammals is of great concern
and is associated with declining populations. The concentrations of polychlorinated …

Concentrations and legislative aspects of PBDEs in plastic of waste electrical and electronic equipment in Brazil

HDB Melo, J de Souza-Araujo, LGB Garzón… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) have been widely used as additives in polymeric
products such as electronic and electrical equipment (EEE) to help meet fire safety …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in a large, highly polluted freshwater lake, China: occurrence, fate, and risk assessment

J Liu, G Lu, F Zhang, M Nkoom, Z Yan… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were extensively investigated in water, sediment,
and biota samples collected from Chaohu Lake basin in China. The total concentrations of …

Persistent Organic Pollutants and Mercury in Genetically Identified Inner Estuary Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Residents of the Guayaquil Gulf, Ecuador …

JJ Alava, P Calle, A Tirapé, G Biedenbach… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The bottlenose dolphin is one of the most common cetaceans found in the coastal waters,
estuaries, and mangroves of Ecuador. However, its population size is gradually declining in …

Temporal trends of persistent organic pollutant contamination in Franciscana dolphins from the Southwestern Atlantic

RC Montone, MB Alonso, MCO Santos… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were analyzed in 136 blubber samples of Franciscana
dolphins from Brazil (Pontoporia blainvillei), which is the most threatened dolphin in the …

Alteration of thyroid hormone concentrations in juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) exposed to polybrominated diphenyl ethers, BDE-47 and BDE …

MR Arkoosh, AL Van Gaest, SA Strickland… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been used as flame-retardants in consumer
products and are currently detected in salmon globally. The two most predominant PBDE …