title: The occurrence of organic contaminants in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in Poland: an environmental quality assessment.
abstract: The objective of the present study was to provide information on the levels of pollutants in the tissues of eels caught in Polish waters. The contaminants included in the study are those which have not yet been widely studied in eel stocks, but which arouse concern in relation to the environment. An overview of the pollutant levels in eels caught in other European waters was also conducted. The results are evaluated in terms of environmental quality and consumer health. The mean concentrations of ΣPBDEs and ΣHBCDs in muscles of eels sampled in Polish waters were between 1 and 2 ng g(-1) ww. The mean TBT concentrations were between 2 and 4 ng g(-1)ww with the exception of samples from the Szczecin Lagoon, in which the mean TBT concentration was about tenfold higher.
authors.affiliation: National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Department of Food and Environmental Chemistry, Kollataja 1 Str., 81-332 Gdynia, Poland. Electronic address: jszlinder@mir.gdynia.pl.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szlinder-Richert
authors.affiliation: National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Department of Food and Environmental Chemistry, Kollataja 1 Str., 81-332 Gdynia, Poland.
authors.forename: Wiesława
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ruczynska
authors.affiliation: National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Department of Monitoring and Logistics, Kollataja 1 Str., 81-332 Gdynia, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nermer
authors.affiliation: National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Department of Food and Environmental Chemistry, Kollataja 1 Str., 81-332 Gdynia, Poland.
authors.forename: Zygmunt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Usydus
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inland Fisheries, Department of Ichthyology, Oczapowskiego 10, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
authors.forename: Stanisław
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robak
mesh_terms: D000811:Anguilla / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005411:Flame Retardants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D054879:Halogenation; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D009947:Organotin Compounds / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011044:Poland; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005411:Flame Retardants; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D009947:Organotin Compounds; D010575:Pesticides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Brominated flame retardants; Eel; Organotin compounds; Persistent organic pollutants