caa a22 4500 467902933 CHVBK 20180406152824.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10661-006-2767-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10661-006-2767-9 PCB levels in European eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) from two coastal lagoons of the Mediterranean [Elektronische Daten] [M. Mariottini, I. Corsi, S. Focardi] Eels are exposed to pollutants due to their unusual life cycle and are vulnerable to contamination associated with sediment due to their diet, feeding habits and territoriality. Since the 1980s, a decline in American and European eel populations has been recorded. The causes of this decline still are unknown but pollution from domestic and industrial effluents is known to be involved. Since little data is available on PCB contamination in eels from Italian waters, PCBs were measured in muscle of Anguilla anguilla captured in 2001 in two brackish ecosystems of the Mediterranean: the lagoons of Orbetello and Santa Giusta (Italy). PCBs were higher in samples from Orbetello lagoon than in those detected from Santa Giusta lagoon (P < 0.05). Congener and isomer analyses indicated Aroclor 1260 as a likely source of PCBs in the Orbetello and Santa Giusta samples. Only the toxic equivalents (TEQs) of mono-ortho PCBs were calculated. Springer Science + Business Media, Inc., 2006 Anguilla anguilla nationallicence biomonitoring nationallicence Mediterranean lagoons nationallicence PCBs nationallicence risk assessment nationallicence Mariottini M. Department of Environmental Sciences "G. Sarfatti” University of Siena, Italy aut Corsi I. Department of Environmental Sciences "G. Sarfatti” University of Siena, Italy aut Focardi S. Department of Environmental Sciences "G. Sarfatti” University of Siena, Italy aut Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers 117/1-3(2006-06-01), 519-528 0167-6369 117:1-3<519 2006 117 10661 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-2767-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-2767-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mariottini M. Department of Environmental Sciences "G. Sarfatti” University of Siena, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Corsi I. Department of Environmental Sciences "G. Sarfatti” University of Siena, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Focardi S. Department of Environmental Sciences "G. Sarfatti” University of Siena, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers 117/1-3(2006-06-01), 519-528 0167-6369 117:1-3<519 2006 117 10661 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer