Organochlorines and their risk in marine shellfish collected from the Mediterranean coast, Egypt

Abstract

Shellfish is a useful tool for active environmental biomonitoring. According to levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in shellfish, we can calculate the risk observed for public health. Accordingly, this study covers the determination of POP concentration in some shellfish collected from the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. The obtained results revealed that the concentrations of total OCPs range from 47.07 ng g-1 to 113.9ngg-1 with an average of 85.77 ng g-1. The organochlorine pesticide (OCP) concentration in collected shellfish followed the order: Total cyclodienes