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Title: | PCB bioaccumulationin three mullet species — A comparison study | Authors: | Batista, Joana Pato, Pedro Tavares, Sílvia Duarte, Armando C. Pardal, M. A. |
Keywords: | PCBs; Chelon labrosus; Liza aurata; Liza ramada; Bioaccumulation; Public health | Issue Date: | 2013 | Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. | Serial title, monograph or event: | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety | Volume: | 94 | Abstract: | Polychlorinatedbiphenyls(PCBs)arelipophiliccontaminantsthattendtoaccumulateinorganisms.PCBs weredetectedin Chelon labrosus, Liza aurata and Liza ramada, alongdifferentagegroups. L. ramada presentedthehighestconcentration,anditincreasedwithage,whereas C. labrosus and L. aurata concentration remainedconstant. L. ramada high concentrationcanbeattributedtoitsecologicalniche, since thisspeciesisabletoaccumulatePCBsalongitsdifferentagegroupseveninlowenvironmental contamination conditions.PCBs101,118,138,149,153,170and180werethecongenersthatmore contributed tothesespeciescontamination,beingPCB138and153thecongenerswithhigher concentration. Mulletsareedibleinmanycountries,beingimportantin fisheries andaquaculture. L. ramada is themostcommonmulletforcaptureandhumanconsumption.Allspeciespresented concentrations belowtheregulationlimitestablishbytheEuropeanUnion,andthereforesafeforhuman consumption. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/25748 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.04.011 | Rights: | openAccess |
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