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BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
Volume 92, Issue 6, Pages 636-641Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-014-1259-9
Keywords
Polychlorinated biphenyls; Organochlorine pesticides; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Ensis siliqua; Bioindicator
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- Province of Naples (Department of Environment) [4/Bil.2010]
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Several polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) investigated in soft tissues of the frequently monitored Mytilus galloprovincialis were compared to those of Ensis siliqua, a highly dispersed and economically important bivalve species, though rarely investigated. Overall PCBs had higher concentrations than OCPs in both species with a prevalence of tri- tetra-and penta-chlorinated biphenyls in E. siliqua and a prevalence of hexa- hepta and octa-chlorinated biphenyls in M. galloprovincialis. E. siliqua emerges as a suitable complement to mussels for monitoring PCBs and OCPs pollution.
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