Concentrations of PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) in various marine organisms in relation to those in sediments and to trophic level

Autor:	Hélène Budzinski, Philippe Garrigues, J.C. Sorbe, J. Bellocq, P. Baumard, Thierry Burgeot
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	Mullus barbatus animal structures Ecology Sentinel species fungi Aquatic Science Biology Oceanography biology.organism_classification Bivalvia Pollution Serranus Mytilus Bioaccumulation Environmental chemistry Biomonitoring Trophic level
Zdroj:	Marine Pollution Bulletin. 36:951-960
ISSN:	0025-326X
DOI:	10.1016/s0025-326x(98)00088-5
Popis:	Sediments and marine organisms such as mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis), fish (Mullus barbatus, Serranus scriba), crabs (Polybius henslowi) and shrimp-like crustaceans (mysids, euphausiids) were sampled on European coasts, France, Spain) and analysed for their PAH content by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The PAH concentrations determined in the organisms were significantly negatively correlated with logKow values, but to different extents according to the species. This was explained by the greater exposure of the organisms to the lower molecular weight compounds with differences resulting from different feeding habits, habitat, and biotransformation capacities of the organisms in relation to trophic levels. The influence of these observations on the use of different sentinel species in biomonitoring programmes is discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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