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Table 1 PCB concentrations (ng/g wet weight) determined in marine species collected in Adriatic and Tyrrhenian Sea

From: Estrogen-like activity of seafood related to environmental chemical contaminants

Adriatic Sea samples

Fat (g%)

PCB 28

PCB 52

PCB 101

PCB 118

PCB 138

PCB 153

PCB 180

PCB

1. H. dactilopterus

0.3

NDa

ND

ND

ND

73

8

n.d

81

2. I. coindetii

0.5

ND

ND

ND

ND

37

42

109

188

3. I. coindetii

0.5

ND

ND

ND

ND

26

41

72

139

4. M. barbatus

1.7

ND

ND

ND

76

184

264

208

732

5. M. barbatus

1.4

ND

ND

15

ND

123

168

137

443

6. M. merluccius

0.4

46

4

7

10

21

27

11

126

7. M. merluccius

0.8

41

4

10

12

37

48

52

204

8. M. merluccius

0.9

44

5

18

23

69

82

29

270

9. M. merluccius

0.4

ND

39

14

ND

56

66

21

196

10. M. merluccius

0.4

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

9

ND

9

11. P. phycis

0.6

15

ND

ND

55

ND

ND

ND

70

12. P. phycis

0.6

ND

ND

ND

ND

6

7

12

25

13. P. phycis

0.8

ND

1

ND

10

ND

6

ND

17

14. P. phycis

0.5

ND

1

ND

8

ND

5

ND

14

15. P. phycis

0.7

ND

ND

ND

ND

6

8

12

26

16. P. longirostris

0.4

ND

2

ND

ND

2

4

8

16

17. S. scombrus

0.5

244

ND

135

ND

497

196

92

1164

18. S. scombrus

0.6

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

78

400

478

19. S. scombrus

0.6

1469

191

ND

ND

ND

ND

125

1785

20. S. scombrus

0.7

ND

ND

ND

ND

320

311

6

637

Tyrrhenian Sea samples

Fat (g%)

PCB 28

PCB 52

PCB 101

PCB 118

PCB 138

PCB 153

PCB 180

PCB

1. L. vulgaris

0.7

12

NDa

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

12

2. L. vulgaris

0.6

18

ND

ND

ND

1

ND

ND

19

3. M. barbatus

1.3

5

ND

ND

1

ND

5

2

13

4. M. barbatus

1.2

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

1

1

2

5. M. barbatus

1.4

10

ND

15

ND

ND

ND

1

26

6. M. cephalus

0.6

7

1

1

ND

ND

ND

ND

9

7. P. phycis

0.5

6

ND

1

3

ND

6

2

18

8. P. phycis

0.7

17

6

ND

ND

ND

2

ND

25

9. P. phycis

1.5

ND

ND

1

ND

ND

2

4

7

10. P. phycis

0.8

3

ND

ND

ND

ND

3

ND

6

11. M. poutassou

0.4

ND

ND

13

9

1

2

1

26

12. M. poutassou

0.4

8

3

27

25

15

ND

ND

78

13. O. vulgaris

0.6

2

ND

1

ND

ND

ND

ND

3

14. O. vulgaris

0.7

5

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

5

15. O. vulgaris

0.6

17

ND

2

3

ND

1

1

24

16. O. vulgaris

0.5

5

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

5

17. S. aurata

1.2

1

2

11

16

ND

ND

ND

30

18. S. officinalis

0.6

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

3

3

19. S. officinalis

0.6

4

ND

ND

ND

ND

3

2

9

20. S. scombrus

0.4

4

ND

3

ND

3

ND

ND

10

21. S. scombrus

0.3

7

ND

3

10

ND

3

2

25

22. S. scombrus

0.8

5

ND

16

ND

4

6

3

34

  1. aND detection limit