title: Polychlorinated-naphthalenes, -biphenyls, -dibenzo-p-dioxins, -dibenzofurans and p,p'-DDE in bluefin tuna, swordfish, cormorants and barn swallows from Italy.
abstract: Concentrations of p,p'-DDE, polychlorinated biphenyl congeners (PCBs), polychlorinated-dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), -dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and -naphthalenes (PCNs) were measured in bluefin tuna, swordfish, common cormorants, and barn swallows collected from Italy. Average concentrations of PCBs in livers of tuna, swordfish, cormorant, and swallows were 930, 745, 1420 and 1230 ng PCBs g-1, w.w. respectively. p,p'-DDE was found in tuna, swordfish, cormorant, and swallow livers at mean concentrations of 82, 135, 166 and 95 ng DDE g-1, w.w. respectively. PCNs were found in all the samples analyzed, although at concentrations less than those reported for biota from the Baltic Sea. PCBs, particularly, non-ortho coplanar PCBs accounted for 80-90% of the total TEQs in tuna and swordfish. Relative contribution of PCDDs/DFs to TEQs was greater in cormorants and swallows compared to that in fishes. PCDD/DF congeners accounted for up to 80 and 45% of the total TEQs in cormorants and swallows, respectively.
authors.affiliation: National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Department of Zoology, Institute for Environmental Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. kuruntha@msu.edu
authors.forename: Kurunthachalam
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kannan
authors.forename: Simonetta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Corsolini
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imagawa
authors.forename: Silvano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Focardi
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Giesy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D001717:Birds; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007558:Italy; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D010473:Perciformes; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D020308:Songbirds; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014413:Tuna
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D009281:Naphthalenes; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls