Dechlorane Plus （DP）,a flame retardant used as an alternative to decabromodiphenylether, has been frequently detected in organisms, indicating its bioaccumulation and biomagnification potential in aquatic and terres...Dechlorane Plus （DP）,a flame retardant used as an alternative to decabromodiphenylether, has been frequently detected in organisms, indicating its bioaccumulation and biomagnification potential in aquatic and terrestrial species. However, little data is available on the bioaccumulation of DP in amphibians. Dechlorane Plus and its analogs （DPs） were detected in the liver, muscle and brain tissues of wild frogs （Rana limnocharis）, which were collected from an e-waste recycling site, Southeast China. DP, Mirex, Dec 602 and a dechlorinated compound of DP （anti-Cll I-DP） varied in the range of 2.01-291, 0.650-179, 0.260-12.4, and not detected （nd）-8.67 ng/g lipid weight, respectively. No difference of tissue distribution was found for syn-DP, Mirex and Dec 602 between the liver and muscle tissue （liver/muscle concentration ratio close to 1, p 〉 0.05）. However, higher retention was observed for anti-DP and anti-Cll1-DP in the frog muscle relative to the liver tissue （liver/muscle concentration ratio 〈 1, p 〈 0.05）. Additionally, the blood-brain barrier was found to work efficiently to suppress these compounds entering brain tissues in this species （liver/brain concentration ratio 〉 l, p 〈 0.05）, and the molecular weight was a key factor impacting the extent of the blood-brain barrier. Compared to levels in the muscle and brain tissue, a preferential enrichment of syn-DP was observed in the liver tissue, suggesting the occurrence of stereo-selective bioaccumulation in the wild frog.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21177152,20877092)the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.YSW2013B01)
文摘Dechlorane Plus （DP）,a flame retardant used as an alternative to decabromodiphenylether, has been frequently detected in organisms, indicating its bioaccumulation and biomagnification potential in aquatic and terrestrial species. However, little data is available on the bioaccumulation of DP in amphibians. Dechlorane Plus and its analogs （DPs） were detected in the liver, muscle and brain tissues of wild frogs （Rana limnocharis）, which were collected from an e-waste recycling site, Southeast China. DP, Mirex, Dec 602 and a dechlorinated compound of DP （anti-Cll I-DP） varied in the range of 2.01-291, 0.650-179, 0.260-12.4, and not detected （nd）-8.67 ng/g lipid weight, respectively. No difference of tissue distribution was found for syn-DP, Mirex and Dec 602 between the liver and muscle tissue （liver/muscle concentration ratio close to 1, p 〉 0.05）. However, higher retention was observed for anti-DP and anti-Cll1-DP in the frog muscle relative to the liver tissue （liver/muscle concentration ratio 〈 1, p 〈 0.05）. Additionally, the blood-brain barrier was found to work efficiently to suppress these compounds entering brain tissues in this species （liver/brain concentration ratio 〉 l, p 〈 0.05）, and the molecular weight was a key factor impacting the extent of the blood-brain barrier. Compared to levels in the muscle and brain tissue, a preferential enrichment of syn-DP was observed in the liver tissue, suggesting the occurrence of stereo-selective bioaccumulation in the wild frog.
