Research Article

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Various Species of Fishes from Mumbai Harbour, India, and Their Dietary Intake Concentration to Human

Table 2

Concentration (mean ± SD) of PAHs among fish from the Mumbai transharbour, Maharashtra, India.

Fishes Doma ( )Mandeli* ( )Mathi ( )Ravas ( )Singala ( )
PAHs

Lipid content (%)3.94.43.33.74.1
Naphthalene
Acenaphthene ND
Fluorene ND
Phenanthrene NDNDND
AnthraceneNDNDND ND
Fluoranthene
Pyrene NDNDNDND
Benz[a]anthraceneNDNDNDNDND
ChryseneND ND ND
Benzo[b]fluoranthene ND ND
Benzo[k]fluoranthene ND ND
Benz[a]pyreneNDNDND ND
Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene ND
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyreneND NDND

*ANOVA, . ND = not detected (below detectable limits).