Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in fish species from Lake Koka, Ethiopia: The influence of lipid content and trophic position

Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and eel (Anguilla anguilla) from Bizerte lagoon, Tunisia, and associated human health risk assessment

“…It has also been stated that the lipid content of an organism has an influence on the accumulation of pollutants (Deribe et al, 2011;Granby and Spliid, 1995;Hellou et al, 2003;Waszak and Dabrowsak, 2009). However, in the present study, the weak correlations found between PAHs and lipid contents in mussel tissues and eel muscles (r ¼ À0.151, p 40.05; r¼ 0.769, p 40.05, respectively), could mean that lipid content was not the key factor determining the accumulation of PAHs.…”

Persistent Organic Pollutants in sediment and fish in the River Thames Catchment (UK)

“…Fish are higher in the food web and so are more connected to their whole environment through their diet. High concentrations of POPs can be found in fish through long-term exposure to a contaminated water environment (MacKay and Fraser, 2000;Fujii et al, 2007;Deribe et al, 2011).…”

Toxicological effects of benzo(a)pyrene, DDT and their mixture on the green mussel Perna viridis revealed by proteomic and metabolomic approaches

“…POPs, including dioxins, BaP and DDT, have drawn global attentions because of their persistent, bio-accumulative, toxic and long-range transportable natures (Wania and Mackay, 1993;Yang et al, 2010). Because of their high lipophilicity, these chemicals can be bioaccumulated in organisms and concentrated at higher trophic levels (bio-magnification) (Deribe et al, 2011;Sharma et al, 2009). POPs have seriously threatened the health of aquatic animals and the environment.…”