PMID- 24306443
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140418
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1573-2959 (Electronic)
IS  - 0167-6369 (Linking)
VI  - 186
IP  - 4
DP  - 2014 Apr
TI  - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon levels in European catfish from the upper Po 
      River basin.
PG  - 2313-20
LID - 10.1007/s10661-013-3539-y [doi]
AB  - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a major concern in environmental 
      studies as many of them have been labeled as probable carcinogens by the 
      International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC 1983). Due to their lipophilic 
      properties and resistance to degradation, PAHs can accumulate in organic tissue. 
      As a consequence, alarming concentrations of these compounds have been found in 
      many aquatic species. The European catfish (Silurus glanis) is a top food chain 
      predator that is considered to be a reliable bio-indicator of environmental 
      pollution. From 2009 to 2011, 54 specimens of S. glanis were captured from four 
      different sites covering the area of the Po River basin (Northern Italy). Fish 
      muscles were analyzed in the laboratory to determine the levels of nine PAHs, 
      namely naphthalene, acenaphthene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, pyrene, 
      benz[a]anthracene, chrysene, and benz[a]pyrene (BaP), which were detected by 
      high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The total average concentration of 
      PAHs was 26.90 +/- 49.50 ng g(-1) (min 0.60, max 275.75 ng g(-1)). Analysis showed 
      that 9.20% of the fish muscles exceeded the maximum levels of 2 ng g(-1) set for 
      BaP by European regulations (Commission Regulation (EC), 2006). Values measured 
      for benz[a]pyrene ranged from 0.05 to 8.20 ng g(-1) (mean 1.07 +/- 1.58 ng g(-1)). 
      Chrysene and benz[a]anthracene, both considered potential human carcinogens 
      (PAH2), were found at levels of 4.40 and 0.05 ng g(-1) (mean values), 
      respectively. The highest mean concentration was recorded for anthracene (12.92 
      ng g(-1)), which has been recently included in the list of substances of very 
      high concern (SVHC) as reported by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA 1-9, 
      2009).
FAU - Squadrone, Stefania
AU  - Squadrone S
AD  - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, via 
      Bologna 148, 10154, Torino, Italy, stefania.squadrone@izsto.it.
FAU - Favaro, Livio
AU  - Favaro L
FAU - Abete, Maria Cesarina
AU  - Abete MC
FAU - Vivaldi, Barbara
AU  - Vivaldi B
FAU - Prearo, Marino
AU  - Prearo M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20131205
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Environ Monit Assess
JT  - Environmental monitoring and assessment
JID - 8508350
RN  - 0 (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Catfishes/*metabolism
MH  - *Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Italy
MH  - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/*metabolism
MH  - Water Pollutants, Chemical/*metabolism
EDAT- 2013/12/07 06:00
MHDA- 2014/04/20 06:00
CRDT- 2013/12/06 06:00
PHST- 2013/05/23 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/11/12 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/12/06 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/12/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/04/20 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s10661-013-3539-y [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Monit Assess. 2014 Apr;186(4):2313-20. doi: 10.1007/s10661-013-3539-y. 
      Epub 2013 Dec 5.