Table 16. Characteristics of the aliphatic hydrocarbon fraction 



of plaice Plcuronectcs platessa from reference stations 

 and from two estuaries contaminated with Amoco Cadiz oil. 



Date/Sample 



April 1979 (13) 



Whole Fish 



Loc Tudy (reference 

 Aber Benoit 

 Aber Wrac'h 



Prtstane/Phytane Al kanes/lsoprenoids 



1.40 

 0.59 

 0.66 



2.34 

 0.39 

 0.45 



Carbon Preference 

 Index 

 {C„ 



'26 



C 30> 



3.72 

 3.11 



2.41 



August 1979 (17] 



Muscle 



Aber Benoit 

 Aber Wrac'h 



Liver 



Aber Benoit 

 Aber Wrac'h 



0.61 

 ND 



ND 

 ND 



3.38 

 6.14 



ND 

 ND 



1.19 

 1.12 



1.64 

 1.70 



February 1980 (23) 



Muscle 



lie Tudy (reference) 

 Aber Benoit 

 Aber Wrac ' h 



Liver 



He Tudy (reference) 

 Aber Benoit 

 Aber Wrac'h 



0.58 

 0.55 

 0.64 



ND 

 ND 

 ND 



2.37 

 1.77 



4.54 



ND 

 ND 

 ND 



1.13 

 1.11 

 1.27 



2.32 

 2.34 

 2.65 



June 1980 (27) 



Muscle 



lie Tudy (reference) 

 Aber Benoit 

 Aber Wrac'h 



Liver 



lie Tudy (reference) 

 Aber Benoit 

 Aber Wrac'h 



0.56 

 1.00 

 0.68 



ND 

 ND 

 ND 



5.22 

 5.00 

 2.07 



ND 

 ND 

 ND 



1.07 

 1.06 

 1.00 



1.45 

 1.62 

 1.38 



a ' months after the Amoco Cadiz oil spill, 16 March 1978. 



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