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Organochlorine Pollutants in Chub, Leuciscus cephalus, from the Svratka River, Czech Republic

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The aim was to evaluate the extent of pollution of the Svratka River with organochlorinated pollutants using the chub (Leuciscus cephalus) as a suitable bioindicator of the river contamination. The sum of 7 PCB congeners was found in range of 7.6–93.8 ng/g (with median of 31.7 ng/g) wet weight (ww), DDTs of 2.9–93.8 (29.9) ng/g ww, HCHs isomers of 0.1–5.3 (1.0) ng/g ww, HCB of 0.3–8.4 (2.2) ng/g ww and OCS of <0.1-0.5 (0.1) ng/g ww. Our results confirm predominance of metabolite DDE and higher-chlorinated PCB congeners and are comparable with similar studies and findings within the Czech Republic.

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Financial support from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Physical Training of the Czech Republic under the research project MSM 6215712402 is greatly appreciated.

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  1. Faculty of Chemistry, ICTEP, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic

    R. Lána & M. Vávrová

  2. University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

    M. Vávrová, S. Navrátil, E. Brabencová & V. Večerek

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Lána, R., Vávrová, M., Navrátil, S. et al. Organochlorine Pollutants in Chub, Leuciscus cephalus, from the Svratka River, Czech Republic. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 84, 726–730 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-010-0005-1

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