Abstract
Sediment and mussel samples collected along the coasts of the Istanbul strait and an island in Marmara Sea (Turkey) were analyzed for six indicator polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), 12 dioxin-like PCB (dl-PCB) and 17 polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin/furan (PCDD/F) congeners. Samples contained different concentrations of PCBs and among these, congeners 153, 75, 105 and 118 in sediments and congeners 153, 138 and 118 in mussels were most abundant. The concentration levels of total PCBs and PCDD/Fs in sediments ranged from 17.9 to 539 746 pg g-1 dm and 2.04 to 60.5 pg g-1 dm, respectively. The total WHO-TEQ values ranged between 0.01 and 17.8 pg g-1 dm in sediments, and 0.98 and 1.01 pg g-1 ww in mussels. None of the sediment and mussel samples analyzed exceeded the limits suggested in the sediment quality guideline and safe values set by the European Community for seafood intended for human consumption, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 159-166 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Chemosphere |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2009 |
Funding
This research has been supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany through a Joint Research Project (Project Nos.: 106Y302 in Turkey and TUR 06/007 in Germany) and by the Research Fund of Istanbul Technical University through the project entitled “Determination of polluted zones in the coastal areas of İstanbul Strait by using ecotoxicological biomonitoring techniques”.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung | TUR 06/007, 106Y302 |
| Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu | |
| Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi |
Keywords
- Mytilus galloprovincialis
- PCB
- PCDD/F
- Sediments