Contribution of Synthetic and Naturally Occurring Organobromine Compounds to Bromine Mass in Marine Organisms

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• 作者：Yi Wan ; Paul D. Jones ; Steve Wiseman ; Hong Chang ; Dave Chorney ; Kurunthachalam Kannan ; Kun Zhang ; Jian-Ying Hu ; Jong Seong Khim ; Shinsuke Tanabe ; Michael H. W. Lam ; John P. Giesy
• 刊名：Environmental Science & Technology
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：August 15, 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：44
• 期：16
• 页码：6068-6073
• 全文大小：233K
• 年卷期：v.44,no.16(August 15, 2010)
• ISSN：1520-5851

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An extraction, separation, and purification method was developed for the identification and quantification of total bromine (TBr), extractable organobromine (EOBr), and five classes of identified EOBrs. Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was utilized to quantify EOBr and TBr. The method was then applied to liver samples of tuna, albatross, and polar bear collected from remote marine locations. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), bromophenols (BRPs), hydroxylated (OH-) and methoxylated (MeO-) PBDEs were analyzed as identified EOBr. The majority of the bromine in these marine organisms was nonextractable or inorganic, with EOBr accounting for 10−28% of the TBr. Of the identified EOBr, in tuna and albatross, naturally occurring compounds, including MeO-PBDEs, OH-PBDEs, and BPRs, were prevalent. However, the identifiable EOBr in polar bears consisted primarily of synthetic compounds, including PBDEs and PBBs. Overall, 0.08−0.11% and 0.008−0.012% of EOBr and TBr, respectively, were identified. The proportion of EOBr that was identified in marine organisms was relatively small compared to the proportions for organofluorine and organochlorine compounds. This could be related to the great diversity of naturally occurring organobromine compounds in the environment. Naturally occurring brominated fatty acids were estimated to be the predominant compounds in the EOBr fraction.