Phenolic compounds in the water and marine organisms off the Belgian coast

• Main Authors: Baeteman, M., Vyncke, W.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: 1979
• Subjects: Marine organisms; Phenols; Asterias rubens Linnaeus; 1758 [Common starfish]; Macropipus holsatus; Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus; 1758) [Whiting]; Ophiura; Pleuronectes platessa (Linnaeus; 1758) [Plaice]; Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus; 1758) [Sprat]; ANE; Belgium; Belgian Coast; Arctic
• Online Access: https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/258001.pdf

Phenolic compounds were determined in water and in Asterias rubens, Ophiura spp. , Macropipus holsatus, Pleuronectes platessa, Merlangius merlangus and Sprattus sprattus during an eight months' survey. Individual data for sea-water varied between 2 and 15 µg/1 with an average of 6 µg /1. Average value in marine organisms ranged from 46 to 90 µg /kg, reflecting the influence of pollution in coastal waters. Indeed, results of control analyses carried out on fish from Arctic waters were below the determination limit of 5 µg /kg.