Organochlorine pollutants in European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) from Poland.

The purpose of the current paper is to report the levels of OC pesticides ([summation operator]HCHs, HCB, [summation operator]DDTs), marker PCBs, PCDD/Fs, and dl-PCBs in the muscle tissue of European eel, Anguilla anguilla (L.), collected in the Vistula and Szczecin lagoons (Poland), and in the local market. The results obtained were evaluated according to maximum limits adopted by EU, and some national legislatures.