Organochlorine insecticides and heavy metals in fish from Mutek Lake, N. E. Poland
The ability of organochlorine insecticides to accumulate in fat tissue and their stability in the environment has created threat for correct functioning of biocenoses and indirectly, for health of man. Similarly, compounds of heavy metals, due to their stability in the environment and tendency to cumulation in living organisms, cause the danger for human and animal health. The subject of our interest is the quality of food. The aim of the present work was to determine the level of residues of HCH, DDT and its metabolites and of compounds of heavy metals (Hg, Pb, Cd, Zn, and Cu) in fish which, on the one hand are the indicators of toxic substance's presence in their environment, and on the other hand they may become a food for man.
- Research Organization:
- Dept. of Technology of Meat and Animal Products, Olsztyn, Poland
- OSTI ID:
- 5002285
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 37:4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
UPTAKE
FISHES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
METALS
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
COPPER COMPOUNDS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
INSECTICIDES
LAKES
LEAD COMPOUNDS
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
POLAND
ZINC COMPOUNDS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EASTERN EUROPE
ELEMENTS
EUROPE
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROSCOPY
SURFACE WATERS
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VERTEBRATES
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