In contrast to our results, in a study22 that included the
analysis of PAH metabolites in the bile of flounder (Platichthys
flesus), the major PAH metabolite detected was 1-hydroxypyrene.
1-Hydroxyphenanthrene and 3-hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene
were also detected in 70 and 24 samples, respectively, of the 87
samples analyzed. However, the concentrations of 1-hydroxyphenanthrene
and 3-hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene were below or
near the LOQ (0.002 mg/mL bile). The bile of flounder
samples from the Gulf of Gdansk presented 1-hydroxypyrene
concentrations ranging from 0.019 to 0.066 mg/mL.22