Comparison of PCBs and PAHs levels in European coastal waters using mussels from the Mytilus edulis complex as biomonitors
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, anthra...
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| author | Michał Olenycz Adam Sokołowski Agnieszka Niewińska Maciej Wołowicz Jacek Namieśnik Herman Hummel Jeroen Jansen |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4184e0520703496884827e883d19ce2f2022-12-21T22:32:35ZengElsevierOceanologia0078-32342015-04-0157219621110.1016/j.oceano.2014.12.001Comparison of PCBs and PAHs levels in European coastal waters using mussels from the Mytilus edulis complex as biomonitorsMichał Olenycz0Adam Sokołowski1Agnieszka Niewińska2Maciej Wołowicz3Jacek Namieśnik4Herman Hummel5Jeroen Jansen6University of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Gdynia, PolandUniversity of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Gdynia, PolandUniversity of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Gdynia, PolandUniversity of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Gdynia, PolandChemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandNetherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology, Yerseke, The NetherlandsIMARES, Den Helder, The NetherlandsMussels 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323415000378PCBsPAHsBiomonitoringMusselsEuropean coastal watersPollution |
| spellingShingle | Michał Olenycz Adam Sokołowski Agnieszka Niewińska Maciej Wołowicz Jacek Namieśnik Herman Hummel Jeroen Jansen Comparison of PCBs and PAHs levels in European coastal waters using mussels from the Mytilus edulis complex as biomonitors Oceanologia PCBs PAHs Biomonitoring Mussels European coastal waters Pollution |
| title | Comparison of PCBs and PAHs levels in European coastal waters using mussels from the Mytilus edulis complex as biomonitors |
| title_full | Comparison of PCBs and PAHs levels in European coastal waters using mussels from the Mytilus edulis complex as biomonitors |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of PCBs and PAHs levels in European coastal waters using mussels from the Mytilus edulis complex as biomonitors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of PCBs and PAHs levels in European coastal waters using mussels from the Mytilus edulis complex as biomonitors |
| title_short | Comparison of PCBs and PAHs levels in European coastal waters using mussels from the Mytilus edulis complex as biomonitors |
| title_sort | comparison of pcbs and pahs levels in european coastal waters using mussels from the mytilus edulis complex as biomonitors |
| topic | PCBs PAHs Biomonitoring Mussels European coastal waters Pollution |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323415000378 |
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