Altitudinal gradients of PBDEs and PCBs in fish from European high mountain lakes

Abstract

A first case of temperature-dependent distribution of polybromodiphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in remote areas is shown. Analysis of these compounds in fish from Pyrenean lakes distributed along an altitudinal transect shows higher concentrations at lower temper

Keywords

• polybrominated diphenyl ethers
• persistent organochlorine compounds
• polychlorinated biphenyl congeners
• brominated flame retardants
• vapor-pressures
• aqueous solubilities
• global distribution
• organic pollutants
• temperature
• accumulation