<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Organochlorine pesticides (such as 1,1,1-trichloro - 2,2 - bis (4-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT) and its metabolites) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are classified as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and are present in the contamination pattern of marine environments world-wide. Concentrations of PCBs and DDTs were measured in two marine species: garfish (<italic>Belone belone</italic>) and red mullet (<italic>Mullus barbatus</italic>). Samples were collected from Black Sea, Bulgaria during 2007 - 2010. The DDTs and PCBs were determined by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry. Concentrations in muscle tissue of garfish ranged from 80.89 to 118.04 ng/g wet weight for total DDTs. DDTs concentration in red mullet was found 104.59 ng/g ww. PCB concentrations in garfish varied in the range of 40.04 and 65.62 ng/g ww. In muscle tissue of red mullet PCB concentrations were found 34.12 ng/g ww. The levels of DDTs and PCBs in garfish and red mullet from the Black Sea were comparable with those found in other marine ecosystem.</p></abstract>

Organochlorine pesticides (such as 1,1,1-trichloro - 2,2 - bis (4-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT) and its metabolites) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are classified as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and are present in the contamination pattern of marine environments world-wide. Concentrations of PCBs and DDTs were measured in two marine species: garfish (Belone belone) and red mullet (Mullus barbatus). Samples were collected from Black Sea, Bulgaria during 2007 - 2010. The DDTs and PCBs were determined by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry. Concentrations in muscle tissue of garfish ranged from 80.89 to 118.04 ng/g wet weight for total DDTs. DDTs concentration in red mullet was found 104.59 ng/g ww. PCB concentrations in garfish varied in the range of 40.04 and 65.62 ng/g ww. In muscle tissue of red mullet PCB concentrations were found 34.12 ng/g ww. The levels of DDTs and PCBs in garfish and red mullet from the Black Sea were comparable with those found in other marine ecosystem.

Organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in marine fish

Department of Chemistry, Medical University - Varna, Marin Drinov 55, 9002 Varna, Bulgaria

Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry

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Organochlorine pesticides (such as 1,1,1-trichloro - 2,2 - bis (4-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT) and its metabolites) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are...

Organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in marine fish

Published Online: Mar 22, 2013

Page range: 92 - 98

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10310-012-0015-4

Keywords
fish, DDT, PCB, Black Sea, Bulgaria

This content is open access.

Organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in marine fish

Published Online: Mar 22, 2013

Page range: 92 - 98

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10310-012-0015-4

Keywordsfish, DDT, PCB, Black Sea, Bulgaria

This content is open access.

Keywords
fish, DDT, PCB, Black Sea, Bulgaria