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Mobilization of persistent organic pollutants in humpback whales: Insights from feeding areas in the Antarctic peninsula and Strait of Magellan to migration, breeding, and calving grounds along the Brazilian coast

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da Silva, Josilene ; Taniguchi, Satie ; Colabuono, Fernanda Imperatrice ; Leonel, Juliana ; Dalla Rosa, Luciano ; Secchi, Eduardo Resende ; Borges, Joao Carlos Gomes ; Siciliano, Salvatore ; Acevedo, Jorge ; Aguayo-Lobo, Anelio ; Baldassin, Paula ; Montone, Rosalinda Carmela ; Lourenco, Rafael Andre
Número total de Autores: 13
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Marine Pollution Bulletin; v. 194, p. 8-pg., 2023-09-01.
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Southern Hemisphere Megaptera novaeangliae undertake the longest migration, which reflect their exposure to lipophilic contaminants. To assess these changes, persistent organic pollutants were analyzed in blubber samples of humpback whales from three regions: the Antarctic Peninsula (n = 46), the Strait of Magellan, Chile (n = 22), and the Brazilian coast (n = 38). The similarity in PCB and HCB levels between individuals from feeding grounds and breeding grounds suggests contamination during feeding. The whales around the Antarctic Peninsula exhibited a predominance of tetrachlorobiphenyl PCBs. Whales feeding in the Strait of Magellan showed a slight prevalence of 5Cl biphenyls, likely due to their consumption of subantarctic krill species as well as small fishes potentially contaminated by industrial activities in Chile. The dominance of 5-6Cl congeners in whales in Brazil, may be attributed to the extreme physiological changes during fasting when whales utilize blubber reserves and metabolize lighter congeners, or transfer them to their calves. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 16/18348-1 - EMU concedido no processo 2015/17763-2: cromatógrafo a gás com detector de massas triplo quadrupolo (GC/MS/MS)
Beneficiário:Márcia Caruso Bícego
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa Equipamentos Multiusuários
Processo FAPESP: 20/15305-5 - Mobilização dos poluentes orgânicos persistentes em gordura de baleias-jubarte (Megaptera novaeangliae) coletadas nas áreas de alimentação (Oceano Antártico e costa sul do Chile) e durante a migração para regiões de reprodução e cria na costa do Brasil
Beneficiário:Rafael Andre Lourenço
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular