Thirty year monitoring of PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and tetrabromodiphenylether in eel from The Netherlands
Because of their excellent properties as a biomonitor, yellow eels (Anguilla anguilla) have been used for time-trend monitoring of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and tetrabrominated diphenylether (tetra-BDE). The program has now lasted for thirty years and has del...
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ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/391490 2024-01-21T09:59:03+01:00 Thirty year monitoring of PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and tetrabromodiphenylether in eel from The Netherlands de Boer, J. Dao, Q.T. van Leeuwen, P.W. Kotterman, M.J.J. Schobben, J.H.M. 2010 application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/thirty-year-monitoring-of-pcbs-organochlorine-pesticides-and-tetr https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.01.026 en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/136236 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/thirty-year-monitoring-of-pcbs-organochlorine-pesticides-and-tetr doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2010.01.026 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Wageningen University & Research Environmental Pollution 158 (2010) 5 ISSN: 0269-7491 anguilla-anguilla chlorobiphenyls contamination environment extraction fish migration recruitment temporal trends tetrachlorobenzyltoluenes info:eu-repo/semantics/article Article/Letter to editor info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2010 ftunivwagenin https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.01.026 2023-12-27T23:15:17Z Because of their excellent properties as a biomonitor, yellow eels (Anguilla anguilla) have been used for time-trend monitoring of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and tetrabrominated diphenylether (tetra-BDE). The program has now lasted for thirty years and has delivered valuable information on trends and spatial differences of these compounds in the delta of the rivers Rhine and Meuse and other Dutch canals, rivers and lakes. Specific local PCB, HCH and dieldrin contaminations were identified. Temporal trends show a slow decrease of PCB concentrations since 1977. Eels from the rivers Rhine and Meuse still exceed present European maximum residue limits for dioxin-like PCBs. Apart from some exceptions, OCP and tetra-BDE concentrations have also decreased, and more than those of PCBs. Fat contents of eel have decreased from an average of 21 to ca. 13%. This decrease in fat contents, coincides with the strong reduction of the European eel stock. Results of thirty-year eel monitoring in The Netherlands reveal decreasing PCB and organochlorine pesticide concentrations, and the identification of specific local contaminations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library Environmental Pollution 158 5 1228 1236 |
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Because of their excellent properties as a biomonitor, yellow eels (Anguilla anguilla) have been used for time-trend monitoring of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and tetrabrominated diphenylether (tetra-BDE). The program has now lasted for thirty years and has delivered valuable information on trends and spatial differences of these compounds in the delta of the rivers Rhine and Meuse and other Dutch canals, rivers and lakes. Specific local PCB, HCH and dieldrin contaminations were identified. Temporal trends show a slow decrease of PCB concentrations since 1977. Eels from the rivers Rhine and Meuse still exceed present European maximum residue limits for dioxin-like PCBs. Apart from some exceptions, OCP and tetra-BDE concentrations have also decreased, and more than those of PCBs. Fat contents of eel have decreased from an average of 21 to ca. 13%. This decrease in fat contents, coincides with the strong reduction of the European eel stock. Results of thirty-year eel monitoring in The Netherlands reveal decreasing PCB and organochlorine pesticide concentrations, and the identification of specific local contaminations. |
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de Boer, J. Dao, Q.T. van Leeuwen, P.W. Kotterman, M.J.J. Schobben, J.H.M. |
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Thirty year monitoring of PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and tetrabromodiphenylether in eel from The Netherlands |
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Thirty year monitoring of PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and tetrabromodiphenylether in eel from The Netherlands |
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Thirty year monitoring of PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and tetrabromodiphenylether in eel from The Netherlands |
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Thirty year monitoring of PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and tetrabromodiphenylether in eel from The Netherlands |
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Thirty year monitoring of PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and tetrabromodiphenylether in eel from The Netherlands |
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thirty year monitoring of pcbs, organochlorine pesticides and tetrabromodiphenylether in eel from the netherlands |
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