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Distribution of OCPs and PCBs in Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from the Marmara Sea Coastal Sites

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Mussel samples were collected monthly between October-2010 and October-2011 from four stations (Bosphorus, Bandırma, Gelibolu, Tekirdağ) in the Marmara Sea. Two consecutive months’ samples were homogenized and combined as a single group for analysis. Mussel samples were analyzed for Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs); (total-DDT, total-HCH, Endrin, α-Endosulfan, β-Endosulfan, Heptachlor) and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); (PCB 28, PCB 52, PCB 138, PCB 153, and PCB 180). All analyses were done according to Eurofins house method in ERGO Laboratory in Germany. Concentrations of α-endosulfan and heptachlor in mussel tissues were below method detection limits. The annual average OCPs concentrations among the stations ranged between 0.02 and 1.45 ng/g (wet weight), 1.9–99.75 ng/g (lipid weight) whereas the annual average PCBs concentrations among the stations ranged between 0.03 and 0.40 ng/g (wet weight), 1.71–26.48 ng/g (lipid weight), respectively. There was no relation between fat content of mussels and residues of the contaminants. PCB 138 and PCB 153 were the most predominant PCBs, while total-DDT and total-HCH were the most predominant OCPs in the mussels. Total-DDT concentrations were higher compared to total-HCH and PCBs isomers. Measured levels were below the national and international committees’ and institutions’ limits for human consumption and protection of aquatic biota.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Research Fund of Istanbul University, Project Number 10262. The authors thank the Eurofins GfA Lab Service GmbH for the analysis of the work and also sales manager of Eurofins GfA Lab Service GmbH Emin Özden for his assistance during the work.

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This study was funded by the Research Fund of Istanbul University (Grant Number 10262).

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  1. Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Seafood Processing Technology and Safety, Istanbul University, Ordu st. No: 200, 34134, Laleli, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey

    Şafak Ulusoy & Özkan Özden

  2. Eurofins –ERGO Research, Neuländer Kamp 1, 21079, Hamburg, Germany

    Olaf Päpke

  3. Eurofins GfA Lab Service, Neuländer Kamp 1, 21079, Hamburg, Germany

    Olaf Päpke

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Ulusoy, Ş., Özden, Ö. & Päpke, O. Distribution of OCPs and PCBs in Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from the Marmara Sea Coastal Sites. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 97, 191–197 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-016-1848-x

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