PCBs in cod (Gadus morhua), flounder (Platichthys flesus), blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and brown shrimp (Crangon crangon) from the Belgian Continental Shelf: relation to biological parameters and trend analysis
Roose, P.; Cooreman, K.; Vyncke, W. (1998). PCBs in cod (Gadus morhua), flounder (Platichthys flesus), blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and brown shrimp (Crangon crangon) from the Belgian Continental Shelf: relation to biological parameters and trend analysis. Chemosphere 37(9-12): 2199-2210. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00281-1
In: Chemosphere. Elsevier: Oxford. ISSN 0045-6535; e-ISSN 1879-1298, more
Related to:Roose, P.; Cooreman, K.; Vyncke, W. (2005). PCBs in cod ( Gadus morhua), flounder ( Platichthys flesus), blue mussel ( Mytilus edulis) and brown shrimp ( Crangon crangon) from the Belgian Continental Shelf: relation to biological parameters and trend analysis, in: Roose, P. Volatile organic compounds and related microcontaminants in the Scheldt estuary and the southern North Sea: method development and monitoring. pp. 203-216, more
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| Keywords |
Chemical compounds > Organic compounds > Hydrocarbons > Unsaturated hydrocarbons > Aromatic hydrocarbons > PCB
Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]; Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]; Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]; Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
PCB levels in cod, flounder, mussel and shrimp, covering a ten-year period, were assessed for temporal trends and their relation to biological parameters. A significant relation was found between the PCB levels on a wet weight basis and the total lipid content. Normalising on the total lipid content reduced the differences in PCB levels between the organisms and between different tissues within the organisms. A general downward trend was observed for the PCB levels on the Belgian continental shelf. |
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