Comparison of PCBs and PAHs levels in European coastal waters using mussels from the Mytilus edulis complex as biomonitors: Production and mortality rates

• Autorzy: Olenycz M. , Sokołowski A. , Niewińska A. , Wołowicz M. , Namieśnik J. , Hummel H. , Jansen J.

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DOI

10.1016/j.oceano.2014.12.001

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Mussels from the Mytilus edulis complex were used as biomonitors for two groups of organic pollutants: polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs, congeners: 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs, naphthalene, acenaphthylene, acenaphthene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benz(a)anthracene, chrysene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, dibenz(a,h)anthracene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene) at 17 sampling sites to assess their relative bioavailabilities in coastal waters around Europe. Because of the temporal differences in PCBs and PAHs concentrations, data were adjusted using Seasonal Variation Coefficients (SVC) before making large-scale spatial comparisons. The highest concentrations of PCBs were found near estuaries of large rivers flowing through urban areas and industrial regions. Elevated bioavailabilities of PAHs occurred in the vicinity of large harbors, urban areas, and regions affected by petroleum pollution as well as in some remote locations, which indicated long-range atmospheric deposition.

Słowa kluczowe

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PCBs; PAHs; biomonitoring; mussels; European coastal waters; pollution

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology ; Elsevier
• Czasopismo: Oceanologia
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: No. 57 (2)
• Strony: 196--211
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 91 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

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Olenycz M.

• University of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Gdynia, Poland

autor

Sokołowski A.

• University of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Gdynia, Poland

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Niewińska A.

• University of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Gdynia, Poland

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Wołowicz M.

• University of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Gdynia, Poland

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Namieśnik J.

• Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland

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Hummel H.

• Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology, Yerseke, The Netherlands

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Jansen J.

• IMARES, Den Helder, The Netherlands

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