PCB levels in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from two coastal lagoons of the Mediterranean
Eels are exposed to pollutants due to their unusual life cycle and are vulnerable to contamination associated with sediment due to their diet, feeding habits and territoriality. Since the 1980s, a decline in American and European eel populations has been recorded. The causes of this decline still ar...
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ftunivsiena:oai:usiena-air.unisi.it:11365/44724 2024-04-14T08:00:57+00:00 PCB levels in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from two coastal lagoons of the Mediterranean MARIOTTINI, M. CORSI, I. FOCARDI, S. Mariottini, M. Corsi, I. Focardi, S. 2006 STAMPA http://hdl.handle.net/11365/44724 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-2767-9 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/16917727 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000239890200034 volume:117 issue:1-3 firstpage:519 lastpage:528 numberofpages:10 journal:ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT http://hdl.handle.net/11365/44724 doi:10.1007/s10661-006-2767-9 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-33747464741 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Anguilla anguilla Biomonitoring Mediterranean lagoon PCB Risk assessment info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2006 ftunivsiena https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-2767-9 2024-03-21T15:55:33Z Eels are exposed to pollutants due to their unusual life cycle and are vulnerable to contamination associated with sediment due to their diet, feeding habits and territoriality. Since the 1980s, a decline in American and European eel populations has been recorded. The causes of this decline still are unknown but pollution from domestic and industrial effluents is known to be involved. Since little data is available on PCB contamination in eels from Italian waters, PCBs were measured in muscle of Anguilla anguilla captured in 2001 in two brackish ecosystems of the Mediterranean: the lagoons of Orbetello and Santa Giusta (Italy). PCBs were higher in samples from Orbetello lagoon than in those detected from Santa Giusta lagoon (P < 0.05). Congener and isomer analyses indicated Aroclor 1260 as a likely source of PCBs in the Orbetello and Santa Giusta samples. Only the toxic equivalents (TEQs) of mono-ortho PCBs were calculated. © Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. 2006. Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla Università degli Studi di Siena: USiena air Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 117 1-3 519 528 |
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Eels are exposed to pollutants due to their unusual life cycle and are vulnerable to contamination associated with sediment due to their diet, feeding habits and territoriality. Since the 1980s, a decline in American and European eel populations has been recorded. The causes of this decline still are unknown but pollution from domestic and industrial effluents is known to be involved. Since little data is available on PCB contamination in eels from Italian waters, PCBs were measured in muscle of Anguilla anguilla captured in 2001 in two brackish ecosystems of the Mediterranean: the lagoons of Orbetello and Santa Giusta (Italy). PCBs were higher in samples from Orbetello lagoon than in those detected from Santa Giusta lagoon (P < 0.05). Congener and isomer analyses indicated Aroclor 1260 as a likely source of PCBs in the Orbetello and Santa Giusta samples. Only the toxic equivalents (TEQs) of mono-ortho PCBs were calculated. © Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. 2006. |
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PCB levels in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from two coastal lagoons of the Mediterranean |
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PCB levels in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from two coastal lagoons of the Mediterranean |
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PCB levels in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from two coastal lagoons of the Mediterranean |
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PCB levels in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from two coastal lagoons of the Mediterranean |
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PCB levels in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from two coastal lagoons of the Mediterranean |
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pcb levels in european eel (anguilla anguilla) from two coastal lagoons of the mediterranean |
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