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Comparison of PCBs and PAHs levels in European coastal waters using mussels from the Mytilus edulis complex as biomonitors
Olenycz, M.; Sokolowski, A.; Niewinska, A.; Niewinska, M.; Namiesnik, J.; Hummel, H.; Jansen, J. (2015). Comparison of PCBs and PAHs levels in European coastal waters using mussels from the Mytilus edulis complex as biomonitors. Oceanologia 57(2): 196-211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2014.12.001
In: Oceanologia: Quarterly journal of basic research in marine sciences with emphasis on European seas. Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology: Wroclaw; Gdansk. ISSN 0078-3234; e-ISSN 2300-7370, more
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Keywords
    Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    PCBs; PAHs; Biomonitoring; Mussels; European coastal waters; Pollution

Authors  Top 
  • Olenycz, M., more
  • Sokolowski, A., more
  • Niewinska, A.
  • Niewinska, M.
  • Namiesnik, J.
  • Hummel, H., more
  • Jansen, J.

Abstract
    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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