The use of mussels to determine the extent of trace metal contamination along Moroccan Atlantic coast

Hraiki, A. El; Alaout, M.; Buhler, Donald R.

doi:10.1080/02772249409357957

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“…In the current study, the amounts of OCPs and PCBs accumulated in the horse mackerel samples did not appear to be related to their lipid content. Present findings are in agreement with those of Çakıroğulları & Secer (2011), El Hraiki (1993), Manchester-Neesvig et al (2001) and Uluocak & Egemen (2005). There was also no difference in fish samples between the regions with regard to OCP levels.…”

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Organochlorine pesticide and polychlorinated biphenyl levels of horse mackerel (Trachurus sp.) caught from Marmara Sea coastal sites

2016

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The levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were assessed in horse mackerel (Trachurus sp.) samples collected monthly between October 2010 and October 2011 from four regions (Bosphorus, Bandırma, Gelibolu, Tekirdağ) in the Marmara Sea. α-Endosulfan and heptachlor were not detected in any fish samples. The annual average OCP levels among the regions ranged between 0.09–12.2 ng g−1 (wet weight), 0.8–168 (lipid weight), while the annual average PCB levels among the regions ranged between 0.55–4.98 ng g−1 (wet weight), and 7.01–116 (lipid weight), respectively. Total-DDT, total-HCH, PCB 138 and PCB 153 were the most predominant contaminants in the fish samples. There was no relation between lipid content of horse mackerel samples and residues of the contaminants. OCP and PCB levels detected in all of the fish samples were below the limits recommended by the EU Commission (2011), Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (1983), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2011) and Turkish Food Codex (2011).

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“…There was also no difference in fish samples between the regions with regard to OCP levels. Likewise, El Hraiki (1993) found that there was no difference between the regions (four different stations in Morocco) where horse mackerel samples were caught. The researcher also stated that the reason for that was the proximity of sampling regions.…”

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confidence: 98%