o:260 Fatty acids, persistent organic pollutants, and trace elements in small pelagic fish from the eastern Mediterranean Sea en Fatty acids (FAs) composition, 24 persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and 16 trace elements were examined in small pelagic fish (sardine, anchovy, round sardinella, chub and horse mackerels) caught by a fishing fleet for more than three years in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Five Unmix source profiles associated with both sources, such as overlapping diet, including low-niche marine organisms and inputs from the surrounding environmental compartments were resolved. Inorganic compounds were notably more abundant in fish tissue than organochlorine xenobiotics. Comparison with the values of toxicological parameters revealed that the examined fish species are safe for human consumption, while the content of FAs emphasized the studied species as a valuable source of nutrients. A significant linear correlation was not observed between the 18 FAs and lipophilic organochlorines. Based on the obtained database, future assessments of the quality of edible fish species and the aquatic environment of the eastern Mediterranean Sea, which is known as an important fishing ground, could be significantly improved. 1552099 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112654 2022-05-13T09:44:26.778Z 44 yes 46 Snježana Herceg-Romanić Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Croatia Fatty acids, persistent organic pollutants, and trace elements in small pelagic fish from the eastern Mediterranean Sea Gordana Jovanović Institute of Physics Belgrade, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade Fatty acids, persistent organic pollutants, and trace elements in small pelagic fish from the eastern Mediterranean Sea person Bosiljka Mustać Department of ecology, agronomy and aquaculture, University of Zadar Fatty acids, persistent organic pollutants, and trace elements in small pelagic fish from the eastern Mediterranean Sea person Jasna Đinović-Stojanović Institute of meat hygiene and technology Fatty acids, persistent organic pollutants, and trace elements in small pelagic fish from the eastern Mediterranean Sea person 0000-0003-4602-0835 Andreja Stojić Institute of Physics Belgrade, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade Fatty acids, persistent organic pollutants, and trace elements in small pelagic fish from the eastern Mediterranean Sea person Fatty acids, persistent organic pollutants, and trace elements in small pelagic fish from the eastern Mediterranean Sea Tena Čadež Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia Fatty acids, persistent organic pollutants, and trace elements in small pelagic fish from the eastern Mediterranean Sea person Aleksandar Popović Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade Fatty acids, persistent organic pollutants, and trace elements in small pelagic fish from the eastern Mediterranean Sea person application/pdf 4241882 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:260 no yes 1 70 92000001 71A01 Marine pollution bulletin 112654 170 ScienceDirect 2021