Japanese seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus) and three related species from western Japan were examined.
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class="mathmlsrc">class="formulatext stixSupport mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S2352485515000249&_mathId=si106.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S2352485515000249&_rdoc=1&_issn=23524855&md5=6bb27067debde13f7f8d5604a3cf260b" title="Click to view the MathML source">Σclass="mathContainer hidden">class="mathCode"> PCBs values were highest in L. japonicus from Hyogo, eastern sector of the Seto Inland Sea.
While eutrophication of this Sea is almost homogeneous, high class="mathmlsrc">class="formulatext stixSupport mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S2352485515000249&_mathId=si106.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S2352485515000249&_rdoc=1&_issn=23524855&md5=6bb27067debde13f7f8d5604a3cf260b" title="Click to view the MathML source">Σclass="mathContainer hidden">class="mathCode"> PCBs were restricted to the eastern sector.
Lowclass="mathmlsrc">class="formulatext stixSupport mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S2352485515000249&_mathId=si106.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S2352485515000249&_rdoc=1&_issn=23524855&md5=6bb27067debde13f7f8d5604a3cf260b" title="Click to view the MathML source">Σclass="mathContainer hidden">class="mathCode"> PCBs in aquacultured fish might be related to the provision of low-contaminant feeds.