title: The effect of size and sex on PCB and PAH concentrations in crab Portunus pelagicus.
abstract: Polychlorinated biphenyl and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in the hepatopancreas of blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus) from the north Persian Gulf were measured. In addition, the relationships between crab size (carapace width) and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) levels in hepatopancreas were investigated by linear regression analysis. Among the PCBs, congeners 110 and 153 were the most frequent and abundant. The results showed that, except in a few cases, significant relationships between PCB and PAH levels and crab size were positive. Comparison between male and female indicated that the average PCB16, 44, 153, and acenaphthylene, acenaphthene, and anthracene concentrations in hepatopancreas of male crab were found to be significantly higher than those found in the female crab.
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science, Marine Science and Technology University, P. O. Box 64199-669, Khorramshahr, Iran, F.A.Monikh@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Fazel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abdolahpur Monikh
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.forename: Shirin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rahmanpour
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura / Q000378:metabolism*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000378:metabolism*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls