Notice of RetractionPrimary Study of the Levels of PBDEs, PCBs, OCPs, and PAHs in Fish and Shellfish in Taihu Lake, China

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Levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in fish and shellfish collected in Taihu Lake, China, were determined. All the chemicals were detected in the samples. The concentrations of PBDEs (31.7-4303.3 pg/g) and PCBs (82.4-437.7 pg/g) were about two orders of magnitude lower than those of OCPs (1505.8 23278.4 pg/g) and PAHs (4062.8-22710.0 pg/g). BDE47, CB153, p,p´-DDE, and phenanthrene were predominant for PBDEs, PCBs, OCPs and PAHs, respectively. Compared with other studies in fish and shellfish in China, the contaminant levels were comparable with those of sample in modest contaminated freshwater systems, but much lower than those offish in highly contaminated water bodies.