Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2010, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5): 1-9.doi: 10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2010.05.001cstr: 32234.14.j.issn.1009-5470.2010.05.001

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Review on bioaccumulation and toxicity of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in marine organisms

MENG Fan-ping, YU Teng   

  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Environment Science and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
  • Received:2010-01-25 Revised:2010-04-01 Online:2010-10-30 Published:2011-10-10
  • About author:孟范平(1965—), 男, 山东省招远市人, 教授, 博士, 主要从事环境污染的生物净化和生物监测技术研究。E-mail: fanpingm@tom.com

Abstract:

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a new type of persistent organic pollutants, which are widely distrib-uted in the marine environment and are harmful to marine organisms. It is, therefore, necessary to assess the effect of PBDEs on marine ecosystems. We introduce the chemical behaviors of PBDEs in seawater, review the accumulation of PBDEs in marine organisms including plankton, benthic animals and nekton, and present the transfer of PBDEs along the marine food chain (web) and their toxic effects. In addition, future research on the marine ecological effects of PBDEs is proposed.

Key words: polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), marine organism, bioaccumulation, toxicity