title: T-PAH contamination in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck, 1819) at various stations of the Turkish Straits System.
abstract: Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from the Turkish Straits Systems were analyzed for sixteen parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contents by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). This marine organism was selected because of its multitude, wide distribution, being bio indicator for the pollution and consumption by humans. Total PAH concentrations ranged from 1.2 to 589 μg g(-1) in Istanbul Strait, 0.94-36.4 μg g(-1) in Marmara Sea and 0.4-47.9 μg g(-1) in Çanakkale Strait during the samplings. According to the results Istanbul and Çanakkale Straits are more polluted than the Marmara Sea.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Fisheries Faculty, Marine Biology Department, Laleli, 34130 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esra Billur
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Balcıoğlu
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Institute of Marine Science and Management, Department of Chemical Oceanography, Vefa 34134, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aksu
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Institute of Marine Science and Management, Department of Chemical Oceanography, Vefa 34134, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nuray
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Balkıs
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Fisheries Faculty, Marine Biology Department, Laleli, 34130 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bayram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Öztürk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D049878:Mytilus / Q000737:chemistry*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D014421:Turkey; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Marmara Sea; Mussel; PAH; Pollution; Turkish Straits System