Organochlorine compound residues in muscle and liver tissues of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L., 1758)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 9 A, 2008, Pages 1367-1369

  Kayhan, Figen Esin ^a   Çolak, Sibel Özesen ^b   Koç, Nazan Deniz ^a   Çolak, Adem ^c  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Aktuna Fisheries Company   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Marine pollution; Mediterranean sea; Organochlorine

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; ORGANOCHLORINE; PERCIFORM;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 55549130504     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Colak, A., Colak, S. and Guven, E. (2003) Primary Applications on bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) fattening in Turkey. Workshop on Farming, Management and Conservation of Bluefin Tuna, 5-7 April 2003, İstanbul- Turkey. Turkish Marine Research Foundation, No. 13, 40-50.
2. Licata, P., Di Bela, G., Dugo, G. and Naccari, F. (2003) Organochlorine pesticides, PCBs and heavy metals in tissues of the mullet Liza aurata in lake Ganzirri and Slants of Messine (Sicily, Italy). Chemosphere, 52, 231-238.
3. Sankar, T.V., Zynudheen, A.A., Anandan, R. and Viswanathan Nair, P.G. (2006) Distribution of organochlorine pesticides and heavy metal residues in fish and shellfish from Calicut region, Kerala, India. Chemosphere, 65, 583-590.
4. Khan, M.Z. and Law, F.C.P. (2005) Adverse effects of pesticides and related chemicals on enzyme and hormone systems of fish, amphibians and reptiles: A review. Proc Pakistan Acad Sci, 42(4),315-323.
5. Basturk, O., Dogan, M., Salihoglu, I. and Balkas, T. (1980) DDT, DDE and PCB residues in fish, crustaceans and sediments from the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 11,191-195.
6. Das, B., Khan, Y.S.A., Das, P. and Shaheen, S.M. (2002) Organochlorine pesticide residues in catfish, Tachysunu thalassinus from the South Patches of the Bay of Bengal. Environmental Pollution, 120,255-259.
7. Masnado, R.G. (1987) Polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations of eight Salmoid species from the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan, Wisconsin. Department of Natural Resources. Fish Management Rep. 55-132.
8. FAO/WHO (1993) Food Standards Programme. Codex Alimenteras Commission, 9(4), 149-158.
9. FDA (2001) Fish and Fisheries Products Hazards and Controls Guidance, third ed. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration.
10. NAS/NAE (1972) Water quality criteria. National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, US Environmental Pection Agency R3 73 033, Washington, DC.
11. Ruus, A., Ugland, K.I., Espeland, O. and Skaare, J.U. (1999) Organochlorine contaminants in a local marine food from Jar fjord. Northern Norway. Marine Environmental Research, 48, 131-146.
12. Kucuksezgin, F., Allay, O., Uluturhan, E. and Kontas, A. (2001) Trace metal and organochlorine residue levels in Red mullet (Mullus barbatus) from the Eastern Aegean, Turkey. Water Research, 35(9), 2327-2332.
13. Glooschenko, W.A. (1978) "Geochenucal Studies in a Suburban Marsh with Reference to Metal and Organochlorine Contaminant" unpublished Rep., Canada Center, Inland Waters, Burlington, Ontario.
14. Ueno, D., Iwata, H., Tanabe, S., Ikeda, K., Koyama, J. and Yamada, H. (2002) Spesific accumulation of persistent organochlorines in Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thymus) collected from Japanese coastal waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 45(1-2),254-261.
15. De Brito, A.P.X., Ueno, D., Takahashi, S. and Tanabe, S. (2002) Contamination by organochlorine compounds in walleye Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) from the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska and the Japan Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 44,164-177.
16. Stefanelli, P., Ausili, A., Di Muccio, A., Fossi, C., Di Muccio, S., Rossi, S. and Colasanti, A. (2004) Organochlorine compounds in tissues of swordfish (Xiphias glodius) from Mediterranean Sea and Azores Islands. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 49,938-950.
17. Turkish Food Codex. Water Pollution Control Regulation of Turkish Authorities (WPCRTA) (Su Kirliligi Kontrol Yonettneligi) No: 19919, T.C. Resmi Gazete (4.9.1989)