title: Determination and quantification of PCBs, POCs and PAHs in Thunnus thynnus from the Straits of Messina (Italy).
abstract: This data set is composed to assess the accumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) dioxin like (DL) and not dioxin like (NDL), organochlorine pesticides (POCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Thunnus thynnus and to elucidate the suitability of this species as a bioindicator for monitoring contaminations of these compounds in the marine ecosystems of the Straits of Messina. This investigation was conducted on liver samples of 14 T. thynnus collected during April 2015. Quantitative determination of PCBs (DL and NDL), POCs and PAHs in the examined samples has been carried out by HRGC-MS/MS. Among the PCBs, high prevalence of DL was found while, generally, the values detected for PCBs-NDL were lower than the legal limits. Tuna samples analyzed for PAHs residues revealed that all the samples were contaminated with acenaphthalene, fluorene, phenanthrene and anthracene. Moreover, generally the residual levels of DDT and DDT metabolites were low. The total content of PCB-DL, in almost all the samples, showed higher concentration than the legal limit.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze dell׳Ambiente, della Sicurezza, del Territorio, degli Alimenti e della Salute (S.A.S.T.A.S.), University of Messina (Italy), V.le F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saija
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze dell׳Ambiente, della Sicurezza, del Territorio, degli Alimenti e della Salute (S.A.S.T.A.S.), University of Messina (Italy), V.le F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mangano
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze dell׳Ambiente, della Sicurezza, del Territorio, degli Alimenti e della Salute (S.A.S.T.A.S.), University of Messina (Italy), V.le F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Katia Ermina
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Casale
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze dell׳Ambiente, della Sicurezza, del Territorio, degli Alimenti e della Salute (S.A.S.T.A.S.), University of Messina (Italy), V.le F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanna Loredana
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: La Torre
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze dell׳Ambiente, della Sicurezza, del Territorio, degli Alimenti e della Salute (S.A.S.T.A.S.), University of Messina (Italy), V.le F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dugo
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze dell׳Ambiente, della Sicurezza, del Territorio, degli Alimenti e della Salute (S.A.S.T.A.S.), University of Messina (Italy), V.le F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salvo
keywords: Fish; HRGC-MS/MS; PAHs; PCBs; POPs; Thunnus thynnus