Contaminant (PAHs, OCs, PCBs and trace metals) concentrations are declining in axial tissue of sand flathead (Platycephalus bassensis) collected from an urbanised catchment (Port Phillip Bay, Australia)
heavy metal
; polychlorinated biphenyl
; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
; silicon dioxide
; trace element
; water pollutant
; analysis
; animal
; Australia
; bay
; chemistry
; environmental monitoring
; metabolism
; Perciformes
; procedures
; skeletal muscle
; urbanization
; water pollutant
; Animals
; Australia
; Bays
; Environmental Monitoring
; Metals, Heavy
; Muscle, Skeletal
; Perciformes
; Polychlorinated Biphenyls
; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
; Silicon Dioxide
; Trace Elements
; Urbanization
; Water Pollutants, Chemical
Scopus学科分类:
Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要:
Concentrations of PAHs, OCs, PCBs and trace metals were determined in the white muscle of sand flathead Platycephalus bassensis collected at 6 locations in Port Phillip Bay during 2015. No PAHs, OCs or PCBs were detected in the white muscle of sand flathead at any of the locations, however measurable levels of As, Cu, Hg, Se and Zn were detected at all sites. Only As and Hg exhibited regional difference in white muscle concentrations, with As present only in a non-toxic organic form and Hg measured at levels that are comparable to levels reported in reference sites in other studies. All contaminants detected in the white muscle of sand flathead collected in Port Phillip Bay in 2015 were below Australian Food Standards guideline values, and by world standards, the Port Phillip Bay sand flathead population is considered minimally contaminated. Furthermore, tissue contaminant concentrations appear to be decreasing over time. � 2016 Elsevier Ltd
Department of Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University, P.O. Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Centre for Aquatic Pollution Identification and Management (CAPIM), Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Aquatic Pollution Identification and Management (CAPIM), The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Recommended Citation:
Gagnon M.M.,Baker J.K.,Long S.M.,et al. Contaminant (PAHs, OCs, PCBs and trace metals) concentrations are declining in axial tissue of sand flathead (Platycephalus bassensis) collected from an urbanised catchment (Port Phillip Bay, Australia)[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2016-01-01,109(1)