Seasonal differences of cyclic organochlorines in eggs of the hermit crabPagurus bernhardusL. from the North Sea
- 22 December 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Sarsia
- Vol. 73 (4) , 291-298
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1988.10413416
Abstract
The content of five cyclic organochlorine compounds was determined in eggs of Pagurus bernhardus taken from the North Sea during two seasons. The seasonal pattern of the 24 PCB congeners is influenced by the uptake of food from the spring plankton bloom in early summer and the lipid reserves from the hepatopancreas in winter. Eggs show higher concentrations of ∑ PCB, p,p'-DDE, a-HCH, Lindane, and HCB than abdomens, based on the analysis of n-hexane extractable lipids; no correlation was on the basis of dry weight.Keywords
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