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Contamination by Persistent Organic Pollutants and Related Compounds in Deep-Sea Ecosystems Along Frontal Zones Around Japan

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Chemical Oceanography of Frontal Zones

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC,volume 116))

Abstract

During the last few decades, contamination by anthropogenic chemicals such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) has spread all over the world as evidenced by their detection in various environmental components and biota including those far from human activities. Particularly, research efforts on field observations and numerical models of global fate of POPs have revealed oceanic water bodies to be a global reservoir and final sink for these toxic contaminants that undergo transport from emission sources and partition between air and water and scavenge to deep-sea layers by various biogeochemical and geophysical processes. This chapter provides an overview of the contamination by POPs and related compounds in deep-sea ecosystems along frontal zones around Japan based on the results of the monitoring studies conducted by our laboratory during the last decade. In the chapter, we focus mainly on two regions, the western North Pacific (WNP), off-Tohoku, Japan, and the East China Sea (ECS). The WNP is a region influenced by various water masses and currents, making it one of the world’s most biologically productive zones. The other region discussed in the chapter, the ECS, is an epicontinental sea with lots of continental inputs. Our studies in these regions were conducted with the objective of understanding the environmental transport and distribution and the specific accumulation characteristics of organohalogen and butyltin compounds in deep-sea organisms. Our results suggest the vertical transport of POPs and related compounds in high productive waters along oceanic fronts and the potential role of deep-sea bed as a final sink and reservoir for these persistent contaminants. Further, to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of international agreements to protect the marine environment from the deleterious effects of POPs, interdisciplinary approaches including studies on biogeochemical and geophysical processes in the ocean as well as field observations are required to delineate the global and regional fate of POPs.

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Acknowledgements

Our studies reviewed here were conducted as part of a joint research project entitled “Study on Deep-Sea Fauna and Conservation of Deep-Sea Ecosystem” between the Department of Zoology, the National Museum of Nature and Science, and the Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University. We thank the late Prof. Kouichi Kawaguchi, Dr. Masatoshi Moku, and the crew and staff members of the R/V Tansei-maru, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo; Dr. Tsunemi Kubodera, National Museum of Nature and Science; and the crew and staff members of the R/V Wakataka-maru, Fisheries Research Agency, for their help on the collection of valuable samples and information of deep-sea organisms. Our studies were also supported by Global Center of Excellence Program of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) (No. 20221003) and (B) (21310043) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

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  1. Center of Advanced Technology for the Environment, Agricultural Faculty, Ehime University, Tarumi 3-5-7, Matsuyama, 790-8566, Japan

    Shin Takahashi

  2. Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management-Project Directorate, Ministry of Earth Sciences, NIOT Campus, Velacherry-Tambaram Main Road, Pallikkaranai, Chennai, 600100, India

    Ramu Karri

  3. Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho 2-5, Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan

    Shin Takahashi, Ramu Karri & Shinsuke Tanabe

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Takahashi, S., Karri, R., Tanabe, S. (2014). Contamination by Persistent Organic Pollutants and Related Compounds in Deep-Sea Ecosystems Along Frontal Zones Around Japan. In: Belkin, I.M. (eds) Chemical Oceanography of Frontal Zones. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 116. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2013_252

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