Tissue-specific distribution and bioaccumulation of cyclic and linear siloxanes in South Korean crucian carp (carassius carassius)

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 288; p. 117789
• Main Authors: Wang, Wenting, Cho, Hyeon-Seo, Kim, Kyungtae, Park, Kyunghwa, Oh, Jeong-Eun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Bioaccumulation; Biota-sediment accumulation factor; Fish tissues; Siloxane; Tissue/plasma ratio; Bioaccumulation; Fish tissues; Tissue/plasma ratio; Biota-sediment accumulation factor; Siloxane
• ISSN: 0269-7491; 1873-6424
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117789

The occurrence and distribution of cyclic and linear siloxanes were investigated in South Korean river water and sediment, with a special focus on crucian carp tissues, to evaluate the residual status and potential bioaccumulation of siloxanes. The total siloxanes median concentrations observed in this study were 1495 ng/L in river water, 39.2 ng/g-dry weight [dw] in sediment, and 41.7 ng/g-wet weight [ww] in crucian carp muscle. Cyclic siloxanes (D3–D6) were predominant in all matrices, and D5 (mean: > 81%) was more abundant in biota tissues than in river water (30%) and sediment (26%) samples. Specifically, positive correlations between D5 concentrations and crucian carp sizes (p < 0.01, Spearman) as well as the relatively high estimated biota-sediment accumulation factor value of D5 (D5: 2.31), suggest the high bioaccumulative property of D5 in biota. However, no bioaccumulation potentials were observed for D3, D4, D6, and L3–L17 in this field-scale study. The distributions of major linear siloxanes (L7–L14) in crucian carp gills (17%) and gonads (21%) were higher than in other tissues (brain, 9.6%; liver, 2.6%; muscle, 1.5%). Moreover, relatively high tissue/plasma ratios were observed for linear siloxanes (L7–L10: 1.79–2.12) compared to cyclic siloxanes (D4–D6: 0.829–1.18) (p < 0.01, Mann Whitney U test), which indicated the higher transportability of linear siloxanes to fish tissues than cyclic siloxanes. [Display omitted] •Cyclic and linear siloxanes were analyzed in river water, sediment and fish.•Cyclic siloxanes (D3–D6) were dominant in all investigated matrices.•Positive correlations were observed for D5 concentrations and fish sizes.•BSAF and BAF of cyclic and linear siloxanes were estimated under field scale.•Relatively high tissue/plasma ratios were calculated for linear siloxanes.