The pattern of organochlorines in musselsMytilus edulis L.from the south west Baltic Sea

✍ Scribed by K. M. Lee; H. Kruse; O. Wassermann

• Book ID: 104662511
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 821 KB
• Volume: 31
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0090-4341
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00203909

✦ Synopsis

The concentration of organochlorines (PCB, DDT and its metabolites, HCH isomers and HCB) were determined in mussel, Mytilus edulis, from the south west Baltic Sea. The harbor Kiel Innenf6rde showed the highest contamination with PCB (487 txg/kg dry weight), the Gelting bathing beach area the lowest contamination (38 Ixg/kg). The highest contamination with DDT was measured in L~ibeck bay, which may be explained by the long term application of DDT in the former German Democratic Republic.

Penta-and hexa-chlorinated PCB were selectively accumulated in MytiIus edulis whereas highly lipophilic PCB with more than seven chlorine atoms were found in negligible concentrations. The accumulation of these compounds in mussels is determined by equilibrium partitioning with ambient water.