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Chronic PCB contamination might affect the breading success of benthic fishes. The starry flounder population in the San Fransisco Bay displayed reduced breading success in the 1980's. Although the San Francisco bay had a relatively low PCB content, the eggs of the flounders displayed elevated PCB levels. The breading success of species in Europe might also have been affected by relatively low levels of PCBs. <ref>Sinderman, C.J. 2006. Coastal Pollution: Effects on Living Resources and Humans. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 280 pp</ref> | Chronic PCB contamination might affect the breading success of benthic fishes. The starry flounder population in the San Fransisco Bay displayed reduced breading success in the 1980's. Although the San Francisco bay had a relatively low PCB content, the eggs of the flounders displayed elevated PCB levels. The breading success of species in Europe might also have been affected by relatively low levels of PCBs. <ref>Sinderman, C.J. 2006. Coastal Pollution: Effects on Living Resources and Humans. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 280 pp</ref> | ||
| + | Benthic fish have been shown to be vulnerable to high concentrations of PAHs <ref>Kennish, M. J. (1996): Practical Handbook of Estuarine and Marine Pollution, CRC Press 524 pp</ref> | ||
[[PFOS contamination in bib and plaice in the Western Scheldt]] <P> | [[PFOS contamination in bib and plaice in the Western Scheldt]] <P> | ||
[[Volatile organic compounds in North sea fish]] | [[Volatile organic compounds in North sea fish]] | ||
Revision as of 15:57, 16 July 2009
Organochlorine compounds
Chronic PCB contamination might affect the breading success of benthic fishes. The starry flounder population in the San Fransisco Bay displayed reduced breading success in the 1980's. Although the San Francisco bay had a relatively low PCB content, the eggs of the flounders displayed elevated PCB levels. The breading success of species in Europe might also have been affected by relatively low levels of PCBs. [1]
Benthic fish have been shown to be vulnerable to high concentrations of PAHs [2]
PFOS contamination in bib and plaice in the Western Scheldt
