n-Alkanes and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in fresh-forzen and precooked-frozen mussels
- Univ. of La Laguna (Spain); and others
Heavy oil pollution has been found in sea water and coastal environments not only near industrial petroleum districts and places of oil spillage but also in other places where crude oil and/or refined products can be carried to by winds, streams, etc. Marine oil pollution may not only affect productivity and quality of marine organisms but may ultimately affect the health of the human population as there is a possible health risk from consumption of sea food contaminated by oil-derived carcinogens such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In the marine habitat, many organisms readily accumulate n-alkanes and PAHs from the environment and store them at a relatively high level in their tissues, and studies have been carried out on the accumulation and depuration of toxic organic pollutants in marine organisms. As a part of a continuous monitoring program of the foods imported to the Canary Islands this paper presents the results obtained in the determination of n-alkanes and PAHs in fresh-frozen and precooked-frozen mussels, Perna canaliculus, commercialized in these islands. 9 refs., 2 figs., 5 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 93928
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Journal Name: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 55; ISSN 0007-4861; ISSN BECTA6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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