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Levels and distribution of chlorinated pesticides and PCBs in wild mussels collected along the Adriatic coast of Croatia

Levels and distribution of chlorinated pesticides and PCBs were investigated in wild mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis collected from the Adriatic coast of Croatia in 2003 and 2011. The accumulation pattern of organic contaminants in mussels was characterized by much higher PCBs levels in relation to chlorinated pesticides. Moreover, the most contaminated mussels were collected from the areas where industrial, harbour and urban wastewaters have been released.

PCBs; chlorinated pesticides; monitoring; mussels; Adriatic sea

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