title: Chlorinated compounds and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) collected from Apulia Region coasts.
abstract: This project was carried out to assess the levels and spatial distribution of organochlorine compounds in the coastal marine environment, using mussels as bioindicators to evaluate the coastal water quality. Levels of polychlorobiphenils (PCB), chlorinated pesticides (DDT isomers, HCH isomers, Aldrin, Dieldrin, alfa-Endosulfan, Hexachlorobenzene, Pentachlorobenzene) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were determined in tissues from mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) collected along the Apulia Region coasts (Mediterranean Sea). Results indicate that contamination by organochlorine compounds is higher in mussels sampled in the Ionian Sea than in those from the Adriatic Sea, with PCB levels up to seven times higher in mussels from Ionian than from the Adriatic Sea. Although PCB levels were above the maximum values indicated by both European Community (EC) and National regulation in several sample sites, the PCB concentrations were particularly high in some stations, suggesting that these locations require a much specific attention. Conversely, results on the mussel contamination by PBDEs highlight their ubiquitous environmental distribution, and underline the need to establish the maximum level for these compounds in foodstuff, according to European Regulations.
authors.affiliation: C.N.R. - Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, Operative Unit of Taranto, via Roma 3, 74123 Taranto, Italy.
authors.forename: Santina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giandomenico
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spada
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Annicchiarico
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Assennato
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cardellicchio
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ungaro
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Leo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000378:metabolism*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000378:metabolism*; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D049878:Mytilus / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Biomonitoring; Chlorinated compounds; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Polychlorobiphenils (PCB)