Summary
The
total polyaromatic hydrocarbons (TPAH) and the total polychlorinated
biphenyls (TPCB) that originate from oil spills in sea and ocean
waters are toxic to fish and their offspring. The authors compare
the levels of organic contaminants (TPAH and TPCB) recovered from
the bile versus the dorsal muscles of 120 individual Mugil
spp. that were harvested from six sites in the eastern Mediterranean
following a significant heavy oil spill. Results showed an insignificant
difference between the mean of means of TPAH and TPCB (six means
of individual Mugil spp. from six respective sites) in bile
versus dorsal muscle. In addition, the correlation equation between
the level of bile TPAH and the level of bile carcinogenic polyaromatic
hydrocarbons (cPAH) was established. This data suggests the possibility
of substituting the analysis of organic contaminants in muscles
by using the liquid bile of Mugil spp., thus eliminating
the time-consuming steps of lyophilisation and homogenisation of
muscle. In addition, the bile cPAH could be predicted from the bile
TPAH by a regression relationship.
Keywords
Bile,
Carcinogenic polyaromatic hydrocarbon, Correlation, cPAH, Dorsal
muscle, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Mugil spp., PAH, Total polyaromatic
hydrocarbon, Total polychlorinated biphenyl, TPAH, TPCB.
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