Polycyclic musk fragrances in different environmental compartments in Berlin (Germany)

The aim of this study was to obtain data about the contamination of different environmental compartments (102 surface water samples, 59 sediment samples and 165 eel samples) by polycyclic musks (HHCB, AHTN, ADBI, AHMI, and ATII) within the framework of an exposure monitoring program. Results for HHCB (Galaxolide ®) gave the following mean values in areas strongly polluted with sewage: surface water 1.59 μg l −1; sediment 0.92 mg kg −1 d.w. and eel 1513 μg kg −1 f.w. (in the edible portion) (6471 μg kg −1 lipid). The following average concentrations were found in waters hardly contaminated with sewage: surface water 0.07 μg l −1, sediment