PMID- 20471146
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100901
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 1873-6424 (Electronic)
IS  - 0269-7491 (Linking)
VI  - 158
IP  - 7
DP  - 2010 Jul
TI  - Persistent organic pollutants (PCB, DDT, HCH, HCB & BDE) in eels (Anguilla 
      anguilla) in Scotland: current levels and temporal trends.
PG  - 2402-11
LID - 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.04.005 [doi]
AB  - Eels are an ideal biomonitor for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) because of 
      their high lipid content, longevity and tendency to remain within a defined range 
      during their freshwater life phase. This study investigated concentrations of 
      POPs in eels (Anguilla anguilla) from 30 sites across Scotland, including 
      polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (BDEs), DDT (and 
      metabolites), hexachlorocyclohexanes (alpha, beta, gamma-HCH), hexachlorobenzene 
      (HCB), hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) and pentachlorobenzene. Despite its EU-wide ban 
      approximately 30 years ago, DDT and its derivatives were detected in almost all 
      samples. PCB 153 and 138 were the most widely detected PCB congeners, while BDE 
      47 was the dominant BDE. Pentachlorobenzene was not detected, while HCBD was 
      detected once only. alpha-HCH, beta-HCH and HCB concentrations were very low 
      (generally <3 microg/kg or below detection). When compared with 1986 and 1995 
      data, the results revealed considerable decreases in p,p'-DDE concentrations. 
      More drastic reductions were evident for gamma-HCH, reflecting the tightening 
      restrictions on pesticide use imposed over the previous decades.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Macgregor, Kenneth
AU  - Macgregor K
AD  - Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Avenue North, Heriot-Watt Research Park, 
      Edinburgh EH14 4AP, UK. kenneth.macgregor@sepa.org.uk
FAU - Oliver, Ian W
AU  - Oliver IW
FAU - Harris, Lynsay
AU  - Harris L
FAU - Ridgway, Ian M
AU  - Ridgway IM
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20100514
PL  - England
TA  - Environ Pollut
JT  - Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
JID - 8804476
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
RN  - 319-84-6 (alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane)
RN  - 4Z87H0LKUY (Hexachlorobenzene)
RN  - 59NEE7PCAB (Hexachlorocyclohexane)
RN  - CIW5S16655 (DDT)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
RN  - YM80ODM9PD (beta-hexachlorocyclohexane)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Chromatography, Gas
MH  - DDT/analysis
MH  - *Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Hexachlorobenzene/*analysis
MH  - Hexachlorocyclohexane/analysis
MH  - Mass Spectrometry
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/analysis
MH  - Scotland
MH  - Water Pollutants, Chemical/*analysis
EDAT- 2010/05/18 06:00
MHDA- 2010/09/02 06:00
CRDT- 2010/05/18 06:00
PHST- 2009/11/24 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2010/02/19 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2010/04/09 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2010/05/18 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/05/18 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/09/02 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0269-7491(10)00149-1 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.04.005 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Pollut. 2010 Jul;158(7):2402-11. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.04.005. Epub 
      2010 May 14.