First long-term record of halogenated organic compounds (AOX, EOX, and PCDD/F) and trace elements (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Pb, Ni, and Zn) in marine biota of the coastal zone of southcentral Chile.

This paper reports long-term concentration records of metals and organic halogenated compounds in tissues of 49 species of marine organisms from Eastern South Pacific coast, Biobio region, Chile during a marine monitoring program developed between 2006 and 2015. Principal component (PCA) and generalized linear model (GLM) analyses indicated significant differences in the concentrations of metals and organic halogenated compounds among taxonomic and functional groups. The strongest relationships exist between species that share similar feeding habits rather than between species of the same taxonomic group or habitat.