PMID- 33181917
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20201116
LR  - 20201116
IS  - 1879-3363 (Electronic)
IS  - 0025-326X (Linking)
VI  - 160
DP  - 2020 Nov
TI  - Analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and 
      organochlorine pesticides in the tissues of green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, 
      (Linnaeus, 1758) from the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates.
PG  - 111574
LID - S0025-326X(20)30692-5 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111574 [doi]
AB  - The level of contamination of selected priority pollutants consisting of 
      polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and 
      organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were investigated from the tissues of stranded 
      green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, from the Gulf of Oman coast of the United Arab 
      Emirates. Tissue samples - muscle and liver - were collected from 22 stranded 
      green sea turtles from the coasts of Kalba and Khorfakkan from 2016 to 2018. 
      Overall, we detected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in 77% of the turtles. 
      PAH's were the most frequently detected followed by high concentrations of OCP's 
      (71% and 25% of the turtles, respectively). PCB's were not detected in any 
      samples. Factors such as specimen size, mass of debris ingested and toxin 
      hydrophobicity were not important factors affecting the concentrations of these 
      compounds.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Yaghmour, Fadi
AU  - Yaghmour F
AD  - Hefaiyah Mountain Conservation Centre (Scientific Research Department), 
      Environment and Protected Areas Authority, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 
      Electronic address: fadi.mohd@epaa.shj.ae.
FAU - Samara, Fatin
AU  - Samara F
AD  - Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University 
      of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
FAU - Alam, Isra
AU  - Alam I
AD  - Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University 
      of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200930
PL  - England
TA  - Mar Pollut Bull
JT  - Marine pollution bulletin
JID - 0260231
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Pesticides)
RN  - 0 (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Environmental Monitoring
MH  - *Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated
MH  - Oman
MH  - *Pesticides
MH  - *Polychlorinated Biphenyls
MH  - *Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
MH  - *Turtles
MH  - United Arab Emirates
MH  - *Water Pollutants, Chemical
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - .olychlorinated biphenyls
OT  - Organochlorine pesticides
OT  - Persistent organic pollutants
OT  - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
OT  - Sea turtle
OT  - United Arab Emirates
EDAT- 2020/11/14 06:00
MHDA- 2020/11/18 06:00
CRDT- 2020/11/13 01:00
PHST- 2020/04/20 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/08/10 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/08/11 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/11/13 01:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/11/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/11/18 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0025-326X(20)30692-5 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111574 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Mar Pollut Bull. 2020 Nov;160:111574. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111574. Epub 
      2020 Sep 30.