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Baseline levels of benzo(a)pyrene in southern California mussels |
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| Authors: | Bruce P. Dunn David R. Young |
| Affiliation: | Cancer Research Centre, Department of Zoology, 2075 Wesbrook Place, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1W5 Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 1500 East Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | Marine mussels accumulate the carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene from contaminated environments. Baseline studies in California indicate that levels of the carcinogen in mussels are at or near zero, except in areas of human activity. This finding runs counter to previous suggestions that benzo(a)pyrene is widely distributed in marine organisms. |
| Keywords: | To which correspondence should be addressed. |
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