Tributyltin in blood of marine fish collected from a coastal area of northern Kyushu, Japan
Tributyltin in blood of marine fish collected from a coastal area of northern Kyushu, Japan
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DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.08.043
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发表时间:
2011-11-01
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Oshima, Yuji
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作者:
Miki, Shizuho;Ikeda, Koichi;Oshima, Yuji
We investigated levels of the pollutant tributyltin (TBT) in blood of pufferfishes (six species), Japanese sea perch, red sea bream, Japanese common goby, Japanese flounder, rockfish, conger eel, and sea mullet collected off the coast of northern Kyushu, Japan. We found considerable levels of TBT (1.4-190 ng/mL) accumulated in the blood of these fish. Blood TBT concentrations were 1.3-22.5 times liver concentrations and 4.9-78 times muscle concentrations, except in conger eel and mullet. We detected TBT (16-111 ng/mL-blood) in the plasma of the fine-patterned puffer (Takifugu poecilonotus) year-round, without any apparent seasonal trend. These results suggest that fish inhabiting coastal areas of Kyushu, Japan, continue to be contaminated with TBT. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.