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dc.contributor.authorAminot, Yann
dc.contributor.authorLanctot, Chantal
dc.contributor.authorBednarz, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorRobson, William J
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Angus
dc.contributor.authorFerrier-Pages, Christine
dc.contributor.authorMetian, Marc
dc.contributor.authorTolosa, Imma
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-30T21:35:18Z
dc.date.available2020-01-30T21:35:18Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110862
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/390994
dc.description.abstractMarine plastic debris can act as a reservoir of chemical additives that can pose a potential threat to sensitive ecosystems such as coral reefs. A survey of foam macrodebris collected on beaches indeed revealed high concentrations of hexabromocyclododecanes (ΣHBCDD) in polystyrene (PS) samples (up to 1940 μg g−1). Results also showed that PS fragments can still leach over 150 ng g−1 d−1 of ΣHBCDD (primarily as the α-isomer) for relatively long durations, and that these additives are readily bioaccumulated and well-retained by corals. Despite significant HBCDD bioaccumulation in coral tissue, short-term exposure to HBCDD or PS leachate had no considerable effect on coral photosynthetic activity, symbiont concentration and chlorophyll content. Exposure to the PS leachate did however cause consistent polyp retraction in nubbins over the 5-day exposure. This response was not observed in animals exposed to HBCDD alone, suggesting that another constituent of the leachate stressed corals.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMarine Pollution Bulletin
dc.relation.ispartofvolume151
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBioavailability and ecotoxicology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode410201
dc.titleLeaching of flame-retardants from polystyrene debris: Bioaccumulation and potential effects on coral
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAminot, Y; Lanctôt, C; Bednarz, V; Robson, WJ; Taylor, A; Ferrier-Pagès, C; Metian, M; Tolosa, I, Leaching of flame-retardants from polystyrene debris: Bioaccumulation and potential effects on coral, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020, 151
dc.date.updated2020-01-30T05:54:30Z
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gro.griffith.authorLanctot, Chantal


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