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In Situ Correlations Between Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and Pah Metabolizing System Activities in Mussels and Fish in the Mediterranean Sea: Preliminary Results |
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| Authors: | P. Garrigues C. Raoux P. Lemaire A. Mathieu D. Ribera J. F. Narbonne |
| Affiliation: | 1. UA 348 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux I , 33405 , Talence , Cedex , France;2. Laboratoire Biotransformation et Cancérogènèse, Faculté de Médecine , 06034 , Nice , Cedex , France;3. Laboratoire de Toxicologie Alimentaire, Université de Bordeaux I , 33405 , Talence , Cedex , France |
| Abstract: | Abstract Biochemical indices based on enzymatic activities have been determined in fish and mussels sampled in various different coastal locations in the Mediterranean Sea. Preliminary results show a good agreement between biochemical measurements in marine organisms and chemical analyses of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons present in sediments. The results obtained suggest the use of biochemical indices for application in chemical contaminant biomonitoring. |
| Keywords: | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) carcinogenic compounds Mediterranean Sea Serranus scriba Mytilus galloprovincialis biological marker enzyme activity marine waters and sediments pollution biomonitoring |