Benzo[ghi]perylene in blue mussels from the Baltic Sea
Only marginal variations since the early 1990s
Benzo[ghi]perylene occurs in crude oil and also as product of the combustion of fossil fuels. It has a high bioaccumulation potential and its degradation in the environment is slow.
Benzo[ghi]perylene levels in blue mussels from the Baltic Sea are relatively low and are within the same concentration range since the early 1990s.
![Benzo[ghi]perylene in blue mussels from the Baltic Sea sampling site Darßer Ort](/upb_static/fck/images/chart%20en%20Benzo%5Bghi%5Dperylen%20Miesmuschel%20Dar%C3%9Fer%20Ort.png "Benzo[ghi]perylene in blue mussels from the Baltic Sea sampling site Darßer Ort")
Fig. 1: Benzo[ghi]perylene in blue mussels from the Baltic Sea sampling site Darßer Ort Zoom in
Recommended profiles
Specimen
| Blue mussel | One of the most important edible mussel species common in the North and Baltic Sea |
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Analytes
| Benzo[ghi]perylene | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with six connected six-membered rings |
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Sampling area
| NP Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft | National Park in the largest brackish water (Bodden) habitat of the world. |
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