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- Title
Investigation of Polychlorobiphenyls and Organochlorine Pesticides in Tissues of Tuna (Thunnus Thunnus Thynnus) from the Mediterranean Sea in 1999.
- Authors
Stefanelli, P.; Ausili, A.; Ciuffa, G.; Colasanti, A.; Di Muccio, S.; Morlino, R.
- Abstract
The article reports on the investigation of Polychiorobiphenyls and Organochiorine pesticides in tissues of Tuna from the Mediterranean Sea in 1999. Polychlorobiphenyls and organochlorine pesticides are among endocrine disrupting chemicals. They can cause adverse effects in organisms involving disrupting of the endocrine system and the reproduction in wildlife and humans. The Mediterranean Sea is a completely land locked water body which is polluted by extensive anthropogenic activities from industrialized hinterland and so it is particularly exposed by this type of contamination. This research is part of a large monitoring program to measure the levels of contaminants in top marine predators and to develop sensitive biomarkers for estimation of toxicological risk in these species.
- Subjects
MEDITERRANEAN Sea; TUNA fisheries; POLYCHLORINATED biphenyls; PESTICIDE pollution; SCOMBRIDAE; PAPER chemicals
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2002, Vol 69, Issue 6, p0800
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-002-0131-5