Abstract
The presence of triclosan, a widely-used antibacterial chemical, is currently unknown in higher trophic-level species such as marine mammals. Blood plasma collected from wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Charleston, SC (CHS) (n = 13) and Indian River Lagoon, FL (IRL) (n = 13) in 2005 was analyzed for triclosan. Plasma concentrations in CHS dolphins ranged from 0.12 to 0.27 ng/g wet weight (mean 0.18 ng/g), with 31% of the sampled individuals having detectable triclosan. The mean IRL dolphin plasma concentrations were 0.072 ng/g wet weight (range 0.025-0.11 ng/g); 23% of the samples having detectable triclosan. In the CHS area, triclosan effluent values from two WWTP were both 190 ng/L and primary influents were 2800 ng/L and 3400 ng/L. Triclosan values in CHS estuarine surface water samples averaged 7.5 ng/L (n = 18) ranging from 4.9 to 14 ng/L. This is the first study to report bioaccumulation of anthropogenic triclosan in a marine mammal highlighting the need for further monitoring and assessment. - Triclosan in bottlenose dolphin plasma and their environment.
Fair, Patricia A., E-mail: pat.fair@noaa.go;
[1]
Lee, H -B;
[2]
Adams, Jeff;
[1]
Darling, Colin;
Pacepavicius, Grazina;
Alaee, Mehran;
[2]
Bossart, Gregory D;
[3]
Henry, Natasha;
[1]
Muir, Derek
[2]
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Services, Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, 219 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412-9110 (United States)
- Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research Division, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON L7R 4A6 (Canada)
- Center for Coastal Research, Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Program, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, 5600 U.S. 1 North, Ft. Pierce, FL 34946 (United States)
Citation Formats
Fair, Patricia A., E-mail: pat.fair@noaa.go, Lee, H -B, Adams, Jeff, Darling, Colin, Pacepavicius, Grazina, Alaee, Mehran, Bossart, Gregory D, Henry, Natasha, and Muir, Derek.
Occurrence of triclosan in plasma of wild Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and in their environment.
United Kingdom: N. p.,
2009.
Web.
doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2009.04.002.
Fair, Patricia A., E-mail: pat.fair@noaa.go, Lee, H -B, Adams, Jeff, Darling, Colin, Pacepavicius, Grazina, Alaee, Mehran, Bossart, Gregory D, Henry, Natasha, & Muir, Derek.
Occurrence of triclosan in plasma of wild Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and in their environment.
United Kingdom.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.04.002
Fair, Patricia A., E-mail: pat.fair@noaa.go, Lee, H -B, Adams, Jeff, Darling, Colin, Pacepavicius, Grazina, Alaee, Mehran, Bossart, Gregory D, Henry, Natasha, and Muir, Derek.
2009.
"Occurrence of triclosan in plasma of wild Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and in their environment."
United Kingdom.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.04.002.
@misc{etde_21353046,
title = {Occurrence of triclosan in plasma of wild Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and in their environment}
author = {Fair, Patricia A., E-mail: pat.fair@noaa.go, Lee, H -B, Adams, Jeff, Darling, Colin, Pacepavicius, Grazina, Alaee, Mehran, Bossart, Gregory D, Henry, Natasha, and Muir, Derek}
abstractNote = {The presence of triclosan, a widely-used antibacterial chemical, is currently unknown in higher trophic-level species such as marine mammals. Blood plasma collected from wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Charleston, SC (CHS) (n = 13) and Indian River Lagoon, FL (IRL) (n = 13) in 2005 was analyzed for triclosan. Plasma concentrations in CHS dolphins ranged from 0.12 to 0.27 ng/g wet weight (mean 0.18 ng/g), with 31% of the sampled individuals having detectable triclosan. The mean IRL dolphin plasma concentrations were 0.072 ng/g wet weight (range 0.025-0.11 ng/g); 23% of the samples having detectable triclosan. In the CHS area, triclosan effluent values from two WWTP were both 190 ng/L and primary influents were 2800 ng/L and 3400 ng/L. Triclosan values in CHS estuarine surface water samples averaged 7.5 ng/L (n = 18) ranging from 4.9 to 14 ng/L. This is the first study to report bioaccumulation of anthropogenic triclosan in a marine mammal highlighting the need for further monitoring and assessment. - Triclosan in bottlenose dolphin plasma and their environment.}
doi = {10.1016/j.envpol.2009.04.002}
journal = []
issue = {8-9}
volume = {157}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {2009}
month = {Aug}
}
title = {Occurrence of triclosan in plasma of wild Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and in their environment}
author = {Fair, Patricia A., E-mail: pat.fair@noaa.go, Lee, H -B, Adams, Jeff, Darling, Colin, Pacepavicius, Grazina, Alaee, Mehran, Bossart, Gregory D, Henry, Natasha, and Muir, Derek}
abstractNote = {The presence of triclosan, a widely-used antibacterial chemical, is currently unknown in higher trophic-level species such as marine mammals. Blood plasma collected from wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Charleston, SC (CHS) (n = 13) and Indian River Lagoon, FL (IRL) (n = 13) in 2005 was analyzed for triclosan. Plasma concentrations in CHS dolphins ranged from 0.12 to 0.27 ng/g wet weight (mean 0.18 ng/g), with 31% of the sampled individuals having detectable triclosan. The mean IRL dolphin plasma concentrations were 0.072 ng/g wet weight (range 0.025-0.11 ng/g); 23% of the samples having detectable triclosan. In the CHS area, triclosan effluent values from two WWTP were both 190 ng/L and primary influents were 2800 ng/L and 3400 ng/L. Triclosan values in CHS estuarine surface water samples averaged 7.5 ng/L (n = 18) ranging from 4.9 to 14 ng/L. This is the first study to report bioaccumulation of anthropogenic triclosan in a marine mammal highlighting the need for further monitoring and assessment. - Triclosan in bottlenose dolphin plasma and their environment.}
doi = {10.1016/j.envpol.2009.04.002}
journal = []
issue = {8-9}
volume = {157}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {2009}
month = {Aug}
}