@article{fdi:010061821,
  title = {{PCB} contamination in fish community from the {G}ironde {E}stuary ({F}rance) : blast from the past},
  author = {{B}odin, {N}athalie and {T}apie, {N}. and {L}e {M}enach, {K}. and {C}hassot, {E}mmanuel and {E}lie, {P}. and {R}ochard, {E}. and {B}udzinski, {H}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he contamination of the {G}ironde {E}stuary, southwest of {F}rance, by polychlorinated biphenyls ({PCB}s) was assessed using six fish of high ecological and economic importance as bioindicator species. {T}he concentrations of 21 {PCB} congeners and total fat contents were determined in the muscle and liver of eels ({A}nguilla anguilla), seabass ({D}icentrarchus labrax), flounders ({P}latichthys flesus), meagres ({A}rgyrosomus regius), mullets ({L}iza ramada), and soles ({S}olea vulgaris). {I}n addition, information regarding the trophic ecology of the studied fish was obtained through the analysis of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes (i.e., delta {C}-13 and delta {N}-15) in muscle. {R}esults revealed high {PCB} concentrations in fish compared to monitored {E}uropean estuaries. {T}he muscle of eels was by far the most contaminated fish flesh ({S}igma(7){PCB}s = 1000 +/- 440 ng g(-1), on a dry weight basis), while the higher {PCB} concentrations in liver were measured in flounder ({S}igma(7){PCB}s = 2040 +/- 1160 ng g(-1), d.w.). {A} quantile regression approach allowed to investigate the fate of {PCB}s in the {G}ironde estuarine fish assemblage, and revealed a general process of trophic magnification. {F}inally, most of the analysed fish presented {PCB} concentrations in muscle meat above the current {E}uropean maximum limits for sea products, while the derived "{T}oxic {E}quivalent {Q}uantity" ({TEQ}) revealed human health concerns only for high-fat fish consumption.},
  keywords = {{P}ersistent organic pollutants ({POP}s) ; {F}ish assemblage ; {B}ioindicators ; {B}iomagnification ; {F}ood safety ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}hemosphere},
  volume = {98},
  numero = {},
  pages = {66--72},
  ISSN = {0045-6535},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.10.003},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061821},
}