Organohalogen contaminants threaten the survival of indo-pacific humpback dolphin calves in their largest habitat,Journal of Hazardous Materials

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Organohalogen contaminants threaten the survival of indo-pacific humpback dolphin calves in their largest habitat
Journal of Hazardous Materials ( IF 12.2 ) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133720
Fei Liu ₁ , Qiang Xie ₁ , Xian Sun ₁ , Yanqing Xie ₁ , Zhenhui Xie ₁ , Jiaxue Wu ₁ , Yuping Wu ₁ , Xiyang Zhang ₁

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As long-lived apex predators, marine mammal adults often accumulate alarmingly levels of environmental contaminants. Nevertheless, the accumulation and risks of these contaminants in the critical calf stage of marine mammals remain largely unknown. Here, we investigated the exposure status and health risks of 74 organohalogen contaminants (OHCs) in Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin calves () collected from the Pearl River Estuary (PRE), China, during 2005–2019. Our findings revealed moderate levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), medium-high levels of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs) and hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), and the highest levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and alternative halogenated flame retardants (AHFRs) compared to those reported for cetaceans elsewhere. Traditional OHCs like DDTs, PCBs, and PBDEs did not exhibit significant decreasing trends in the dolphin calves despite global restrictions on these compounds, and AHFRs as emerging OHCs showed an increasing trend over the study period. Risk quotients of DDTs, HCHs, PBDEs, and PCBs in most of the dolphin samples were > 1, indicating that humpback dolphin calves may have suffered long-term threats from OHC exposure. The significant correlation observed between the traditional OHC levels and the stranding death number of the dolphin calves suggests these OHCs may impact the survival of this endangered species.

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