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Organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and trace elements in wild European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) off European estuaries
Schnitzler, J.G.; Thomé, J.-P.; Lepage, M.; Das, K. (2011). Organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and trace elements in wild European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) off European estuaries. Sci. Total Environ. 409(19): 3680-3686. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.06.018
In: Science of the Total Environment. Elsevier: Amsterdam. ISSN 0048-9697; e-ISSN 1879-1026, more
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Keywords
    Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal; Brackish water
Author keywords
    Dicentrarchus labrax; Polychlorinated biphenyl; Organochlorine pesticides; Consumption; Trace elements; Estuaries

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  • Schnitzler, J.G., more
  • Thomé, J.-P., more
  • Lepage, M.
  • Das, K., more

Abstract
    Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides like dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDTs), hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), aldrin, dieldrin and trace elements (Cd, Cu, Se, Pb, Zn and Hg) were analysed in the muscle of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) sampled in Atlantic coastal regions near several important European river mouths (Gironde, Charente, Loire, Seine and Scheldt). High contamination levels were measured in the muscles of European sea bass sampled in the coastal regions near those river mouths (e.g. S ICES PCB = 133–10,478 µg kg- 1 lw and Hg = 250–2000 µg kg- 1 dw).The Scheldt and the Seine are still among the most contaminated estuaries in Europe. Each region presented their specific contamination patterns reflecting different sources due to the input of the respective rivers. As fish and fishery products are the main contributors of the total dietary intake of organochlorinated pollutants, regular consumption of European sea bass with the reported contamination levels may represent a significant exposure route for the general human population.

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