<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">David Vanavermaete</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">De Witte, Bavo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kris Hostens</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ann Ruttens</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nadia Waegeneers</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karlien Cheyns</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jenne Leus</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">De Baets, Bernard</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bioaccumulation of organic and inorganic contaminants in biota: A long-term evaluation in the Belgian part of the North Sea</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Marine Pollution Bulletin</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Biota</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chemical contamination</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Disposal sites</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Metals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PAHs</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pcbs</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2024</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oct-12-2024</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">209</style></volume><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Determining the extent of pollution in the marine environment remains challenging. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and metals can, during dredging operations, be transported from a port or harbour into the open sea, where they may exert a harmful effect on the marine ecosystem. To fully understand the impact of these chemicals, monitoring programs should not only focus on sediment concentrations, but should also take into account the bioaccumulated concentration in the tissue of multiple target organisms.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In this study, the concentration of primary contaminants is determined in common starfish (Asterias rubens), flying crab (Liocarcinus holsatus), and brown shrimp (Crangon crangon) and the difference in the concentration of contamination between different dredge disposal sites at open sea is investigated. Different factors such as lipid weight, dry weight, grain size, and total organic carbon were measured and used to understand the difference between the observed bioaccumulation and the measured sediment concentrations.&lt;/p&gt;
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