Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in the deepest ocean fauna

Alan J. Jamieson; Tamas  Malkocs; Stuart B. Piertney; Toyonobu Fujii; Zulin  Zhang

doi:10.1038/s41559-016-0051

Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in the deepest ocean fauna

Alan J. Jamieson, Tamas Malkocs, Stuart B. Piertney, Toyonobu Fujii, Zulin Zhang

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

191 Citations (Scopus)

33 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

The legacy and reach of anthropogenic influence is most clearly evidenced by its impact on the most remote and inaccessible habitats on Earth. Here we identify extraordinary levels of persistent organic pollutants in the endemic amphipod fauna from two of the deepest ocean trenches (>10,000 metres). Contaminant levels were considerably higher than documented for nearby regions of heavy industrialization, indicating bioaccumulation of anthropogenic contamination and inferring that these pollutants are pervasive across the world’s oceans and to full ocean depth.

Original language	English
Article number	0051
Journal	Nature Ecology & Evolution
Volume	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-016-0051
Publication status	Published - 13 Feb 2017

Keywords

ecosystem ecology
environmental impact
marine biology

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1038/s41559-016-0051Licence: Unspecified

Accepted ManuscriptAccepted author manuscript, 334 KBLicence: Unspecified

Stuart Piertney
- Biological Sciences, Aberdeen Centre For Environmental Sustainability - Chair in Molecular Ecology and Evolution
Person: Academic

Cite this

@article{ed350897a2874a2496ef439c5ed18d69,

title = "Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in the deepest ocean fauna",

abstract = "The legacy and reach of anthropogenic influence is most clearly evidenced by its impact on the most remote and inaccessible habitats on Earth. Here we identify extraordinary levels of persistent organic pollutants in the endemic amphipod fauna from two of the deepest ocean trenches (>10,000 metres). Contaminant levels were considerably higher than documented for nearby regions of heavy industrialization, indicating bioaccumulation of anthropogenic contamination and inferring that these pollutants are pervasive across the world{\textquoteright}s oceans and to full ocean depth.",

keywords = "ecosystem ecology, environmental impact, marine biology",

author = "Jamieson, {Alan J.} and Tamas Malkocs and Piertney, {Stuart B.} and Toyonobu Fujii and Zulin Zhang",

note = "The Kermadec and Mariana {\textquoteleft}HADES{\textquoteright} expeditions (RV Thomas G. Thompson TN309, and RV Falkor FK141109) were funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF-OCE nos 1130712 and 1140494) and the Schmidt Ocean Institute. S.B.P. was supported by a Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust. The analytical costs were supported by the Total Foundation (France) and the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology, Scotland (MASTS) through a Deep Sea Forum small grant award.",

year = "2017",

month = feb,

day = "13",

doi = "10.1038/s41559-016-0051",

language = "English",

volume = "1",

journal = "Nature Ecology & Evolution",

issn = "2397-334X",

publisher = "Springer Nature",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in the deepest ocean fauna

AU - Jamieson, Alan J.

AU - Malkocs, Tamas

AU - Piertney, Stuart B.

AU - Fujii, Toyonobu

AU - Zhang, Zulin

N1 - The Kermadec and Mariana ‘HADES’ expeditions (RV Thomas G. Thompson TN309, and RV Falkor FK141109) were funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF-OCE nos 1130712 and 1140494) and the Schmidt Ocean Institute. S.B.P. was supported by a Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust. The analytical costs were supported by the Total Foundation (France) and the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology, Scotland (MASTS) through a Deep Sea Forum small grant award.

PY - 2017/2/13

Y1 - 2017/2/13

N2 - The legacy and reach of anthropogenic influence is most clearly evidenced by its impact on the most remote and inaccessible habitats on Earth. Here we identify extraordinary levels of persistent organic pollutants in the endemic amphipod fauna from two of the deepest ocean trenches (>10,000 metres). Contaminant levels were considerably higher than documented for nearby regions of heavy industrialization, indicating bioaccumulation of anthropogenic contamination and inferring that these pollutants are pervasive across the world’s oceans and to full ocean depth.

AB - The legacy and reach of anthropogenic influence is most clearly evidenced by its impact on the most remote and inaccessible habitats on Earth. Here we identify extraordinary levels of persistent organic pollutants in the endemic amphipod fauna from two of the deepest ocean trenches (>10,000 metres). Contaminant levels were considerably higher than documented for nearby regions of heavy industrialization, indicating bioaccumulation of anthropogenic contamination and inferring that these pollutants are pervasive across the world’s oceans and to full ocean depth.

KW - ecosystem ecology

KW - environmental impact

KW - marine biology

U2 - 10.1038/s41559-016-0051

DO - 10.1038/s41559-016-0051

M3 - Article

C2 - 28812719

VL - 1

JO - Nature Ecology & Evolution

JF - Nature Ecology & Evolution

SN - 2397-334X

M1 - 0051

ER -

Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in the deepest ocean fauna

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Profiles

Stuart Piertney

Cite this