Published March 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in brown trout bile and liver from Swiss rivers

  • 1. Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Ueberlandstrasse 133, P.O. Box 611, 8600 Duebendorf (Switzerland)
  • 2. Department of Environmental Science, University of Basel, Vesalgasse 1, 4051 Basel (Switzerland)

Description

The ranges of total polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in fish from four Swiss rivers were 0.8-240 ng/g in the bile and 16-7400 ng/g lipid in the liver. PBDE concentrations varied within each river and among the various rivers. Female fish tended to have higher concentrations in the liver, while the male fish had higher concentrations in the bile. From the resulting PBDE concentrations in fish it could not be infered that these contaminants contribute to the causes of the observed fish catch decline in Swiss rivers. - PBDEs with the most abundant BDE-47 were determined in brown trout bile and liver from Swiss rivers

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.envpol.2006.06.004;
PII
S0269-7491(06)00379-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Environmental Pollution (1987)
Journal Volume
146
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 107-113
ISSN
0269-7491
CODEN
ENPOEK

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39002535
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
BILE; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; LIPIDS; LIVER; PHENYL ETHER; RIVERS; TROUT; WATER POLLUTION
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BODY; BODY FLUIDS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ETHERS; FISHES; GLANDS; MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; POLLUTION; SURFACE WATERS; VERTEBRATES

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