BIOACCUMUIATION OF PCB'S (AROCLOR 1242) AND rrs EFFEC1'S ON TilE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM OF THE EEL, ANGUILLA ANGUILLh L

BIOACCUMUIATION OF PCB’S (AROCLOR 1242) AND rrs EFFEC1’S
ON TilE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM OF THE EEL, ANGUILLA ANGUILLh L.

M.H. MOURAO.*: B. KIYSZEJKO AND K. CIERESZKO
*National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries,
Alexandria, Egypt. Institute of Ichthyology, szczecin – Poland.
ABS1’RACT
F” h exposed to 200 and 300 ~g/L PCB’S (Aroclor 1242> for
1S . f” ase in 24hr demOnstrates negative chronotrop1c ef ect, locre
the duration of segments and intervals as well as ~he waves
amplitude. A tachycardia was also observed dUring, the
. ts On the other hand bioaccumulation of PCB s in exper1men • , . the eel fish was depended upon the concentrati~n and t1me of
exposure. It has been confirmed that, at O.t1me, the level
of PCB’s in the liver was significantly h1gher than that
observed in other tissues. The descending order of PCB’s
accumulated after 24hr was found in the gills; blood;
kidney; liver and muscles. respectively.