Environment International 48
Overview of articles on POPs in a new issue of the Environment International journal.
Persistent organic pollutants in the Scheldt estuary: Environmental distribution and bioaccumulation
Pages 17-27
Evy Van Ael, Adrian Covaci, Ronny Blust, Lieven Bervoets
- PCBs, PBDEs and OCPs were detected in sediment and biota in the Scheldt estuary.
- Highest sediment loads were detected in the vicinity of Antwerp.
- Blue mussel M. eduliscontained high tissue concentrations (up to 1688ng PCBs/g ww).
- Sediment POP loadings and tissue concentrations were poorly correlated.
- Possibility to exceed the minimum risk levels for oral intake by human consumption.
Pages 84-101
Stéphane Bayen
- Trace contaminants have been detected in various mangrove compartments.
- Some trace contaminants have been associated with toxic effects on mangrove ecosystem species.
- Nearly all studies in mangrove ecosystems focus on selected trace metals, conventional POPs or PAHs.
- The present review highlighted major data gaps in the understanding of ecotoxicology in mangroves.
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