Toxicological analysis of unsorted mesopelagic catch from in the Northeast Atlantic

• Main Authors: Grimaldo, Eduardo, Grimsmo, Leif, Alvarez, Paula, Herrmann, Bent, Møen Tveit, Guro, Tiller, Rachel, Slizyte, Rasa, Aldanondo, Naroa, Guldberg, Trude, Toldnes, Bendik, Carvajal, Ana, Schei, Marte, Selnes, Merethe
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2021
• Subjects: 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorobenzene; 1,2,3,4,5-Pentachlorobenzene; Aldrin; alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane; Arsenic; beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane; Birkeland; Birkeland_Cruise_1; Birkeland_Cruise_1-H02; Birkeland_Cruise_1-H07; Birkeland_Cruise_2; Birkeland_Cruise_2-H03; Birkeland_Cruise_2-H04; Birkeland_Cruise_3; Birkeland_Cruise_3-H05; Cadmium; Chlordane; delta-Hexachlorocyclohexane; Dieldrin; Event label; gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane; Heptachlordane; Heptachlor epoxide; Lead; Mercury; Midwater trawl; Mirex; MWT; Northeast Atlantic; Octachlorostyrene; Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins; dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls in toxic equivalency quotients; Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in toxic equivalency quotients; Polyunsaturated fatty acids of total fatty acids; n-6; SUMMER; Sum of alpha-; beta-Endosulfan and Endosulfan-sulphate; Sum of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes; dichlorodiphenyldichloroethanes and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylenes; Sum of non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls; Sustainable Management of Mesopelagic Resources; Toxaphene; total; trans-Nonachlor; Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.931890; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.931890

During three cruises in the Mid Atlantic Ridge area in 2016 and 2017, we collected samples of mesopelagic species down to a depth of 600 m and evaluated the presence of unwanted substances. Except for Cd and As, toxic compounds were present at levels far lower than the limits set by European Union regulations.