Cerveny, Daniel
- Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- University of South Bohemia Ceske Budejovice
Sammanfattning
There is a growing concern about the presence of pharmaceuticals on the aquatic environment, while the marine environment has been much less investigated than in freshwater. Marine mammals are suitable sentinel species of the marine environment because they often feed at high trophic levels, have unique fat stores and long life-span. Some small delphinids in particular serve as excellent sentinel species for contamination in the marine environment worldwide. To the best of our knowledge, no pharmaceuticals have been detected or reported in dolphins so far.In the present study, muscle, liver and blubber samples from three common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and seven striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded along the Basque Coast (northern Spain) were collected. A total of 95 pharmaceuticals based on detectability and predicted ability to bioaccumulate in fish were included in the liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis.At least one pharmaceutical was found in 70 % of the individuals. Only three of the 95 monitored pharma-ceuticals were detected in dolphin's tissues. Very low concentrations (
Nyckelord
Marine environment; Dolphins; Bioaccumulation; Biomagnification; Pharmaceuticals
Publicerad i
Science of the Total Environment
2024, volym: 912, artikelnummer: 168570
SLU författare
Brodin, Tomas
- Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG6 Rent vatten och sanitet för alla
SDG14 Hav och marina resurser
UKÄ forskningsämne
Miljövetenskap
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168570
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/127838