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Determination of organochlorine pesticide concentrations in flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus) caught from the western Black Sea coast of Turkey

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The objective of this study was to determine the levels of 14 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus) caught from the western Black Sea coast of Turkey. The fish samples were caught from five different locations of the western Black Sea coast of Turkey in August 2009. Organochlorine pesticides were extracted from the liver tissues, and then the levels of OCPs were measured using gas chromatography with an electron capture detector. Organochlorine pesticides were detected in all locations. The levels of total OCPs in fish samples ranged between 0.224 and 1.103 μg g−1 dry weight in the western Black Sea coast of Turkey. DDT, beta-HCH, and endosulfan I were the dominant OCPs in the fish samples. The levels of DDT in fish samples ranged between 0.081 and 0.186 μg g−1 dry weight. The levels of total HCH in fish samples ranged between 0.007 and 0.376 μg g−1 dry weight in the western Black Sea coast of Turkey. Although the usage of OCPs was banned in Turkey, the results of this study clearly indicated the presence of OCPs in the western Black Sea coast of Turkey and exposure of living organisms to these chemicals.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank all the members of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock of the Republic of Turkey (Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Gida, Tarim ve Hayvancilik Bakanligi) for their assistance in collecting the fish. They also would like to thank Hatice Karadeniz for her technical support in using the gas chromatography instrument and Muzaffer Dugel and Okan Kulkoyluoglu for their assistance in providing GC-ECD instrument. This research was supported by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) (Project No. 104Y083).

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    Azra Bozcaarmutlu, Sema Turna, Canan Sapmaz & Serpil Yenisoy-Karakaş

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Bozcaarmutlu, A., Turna, S., Sapmaz, C. et al. Determination of organochlorine pesticide concentrations in flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus) caught from the western Black Sea coast of Turkey. Environ Monit Assess 186, 8151–8160 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-3993-1

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