title: Assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) of Prince Islands, Marmara Sea.
abstract: In this study, PAH analyses have been conducted on indigenous mussels. Mussel samples (Mytilus galloprovincialis) have been collected from seven stations of Prince Islands during September 2015. Concentrations of total determined PAHs (sum of 16 compounds) ranged between 664 and 9083ngg(-1). The origin of PAHs has been found to be pyrolytic according to the PHE/ANT and FA/PYR ratios in Büyükada. For other islands, PAH origins have been observed as pyrolytic and petrogenic together according to the PHE/ANT, FA/PYR and BaA/CHR ratios.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Faculty of Fisheries, Marine Biology Department, Laleli 34130, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: ebillur@istanbul.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Esra Billur
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Balcıoğlu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D062312:Islands; D049878:Mytilus / Q000737:chemistry*; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry*; D014421:Turkey; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Marmara Sea; PAH; Prince Islands