title: Chlorinated compounds in the muscle tissue of fish from the Croatian Adriatic: preliminary data on contamination and the associated health risks.
abstract: Levels of 17 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners (PCBs) and seven organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were measured in the muscle tissue of 18 commercially important fish species from the eastern Adriatic Sea. PCBs [<LOD-8,866 ng g⁻¹ lipid weight (lw)] accounted for over 66 % of all analysed compounds. Their pattern was dominated by PCB-138 and PCB-153. DDE (14.2-649 ng g-1 lw) was the prevalent DDT isomer in all samples, suggesting no recent DDT input. β-, γ- and α-HCH and HCB were found in less than 50 % of samples. The analysed organic contaminants did not seem to bioaccumulate up the food web (trophic levels 3.0 to 4.5). Our findings show no risk of chronic (non-cancerous) effects on human health.
authors.forename: Zorana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kljaković-Gašpić
authors.forename: Snježana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herceg Romanić
authors.forename: Darija
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Klinčić
authors.forename: Vjekoslav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tičina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017523:Croatia; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005399:Fishes / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls