title: Levels of chemicals in two fish species from four Italian fishing areas.
abstract: This paper reports the results of an assessment of contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in two demersal species of commercial importance. The organisms considered were Mullus barbatus and Engraulis encrasicolus from three marine areas off the Italian coasts: North and South Adriatic Sea and North Tyrrhenian Sea. The instrumental analyzes have revealed, in many samples examined, the presence of most of PCB congeners and 5 of the 16 PAHs considered. Organisms caught in the waters of Apulia have greater contamination values, while the samples from Tuscany showed the lowest ones, results probably referable to the environmental quality differences between the areas of origin, at least for PAHs, since the sampling areas are represented respectively by areas with presence of oil extraction plant (Adriatic), and by an area subject to environmental protection.
authors.affiliation: Bioscience Research Center, Via Aurelia Vecchia, 32, 58015 Orbetello, GR, Italy. Electronic address: cristiana.guerranti@bsrc.it.
authors.forename: Cristiana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guerranti
authors.affiliation: Bioscience Research Center, Via Aurelia Vecchia, 32, 58015 Orbetello, GR, Italy.
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grazioli
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Via Mattioli, 4, 53100 Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Focardi
authors.affiliation: Bioscience Research Center, Via Aurelia Vecchia, 32, 58015 Orbetello, GR, Italy; CoNISMa, Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario delle Scienze per il Mare, Piazzale Flaminio, 9, 00192 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Monia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Renzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Via Mattioli, 4, 53100 Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005398:Fisheries; D005399:Fishes; D007558:Italy; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010473:Perciformes; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls
keywords: Anchovy; Oil extraction areas; PAHs; PCBs; Protected area; Red mullet