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dc.contributor.authorMoore, Michael R.
dc.contributor.authorVetter, Walter
dc.contributor.authorGaus, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorShaw, Glen R.
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Jochen F.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:10:39Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:10:39Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.date.modified2009-07-02T06:44:26Z
dc.identifier.issn0025326X
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00104-2
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/24590
dc.description.abstractTrace organic chemicals include a range of compounds which, due to a combination of their physico-chemical properties and toxicological implications, have been described as a serious threat to the biotic environment. A global treaty to regulate the manufacture and release of some of the most persistent trace chemicals has been promulgated and signed. The marine environment is an important sink for many trace chemicals, some of which accumulate in the marine food chain and in particular in marine mammals. With respect to the global distribution of trace organic chemicals, the levels of organohalogen compounds in the Southern Hemisphere are comparatively lower for a given environmental compartment and latitude compared to the Northern Hemisphere. A debate is currently evolving about the toxicity of alternative halogen substitutions such as bromine instead of chlorine and also of mixed halogen substitution. Recently a series of potentially natural bioaccumulative and persistent organohalogen chemicals have been found in marine mammals and turtles at levels in excess of those of anthropogenic trace organochlorines including PCBs and DDE. Little is known about the sources, behaviour and effects of natural trace organic chemicals. This manuscript presents an overview on the occurrence of trace organic chemicals in different compartments of the aquatic environment. Important knowledge gaps with regards to trace chemicals in the marine environment are presented.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0025326X
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom62
dc.relation.ispartofpageto68
dc.relation.ispartofissue1-12
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMarine Pollution Bulletin
dc.relation.ispartofvolume45
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode321201
dc.titleTrace organic compounds in the marine environment
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2002
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorShaw, Glendon R.


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