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The levels of 1-OHP were determined by reverse phase HPLC with fluorescence detection after deconjugation. Normalising the molar concentration of the biliary 1-OHP to the biliary protein content reduced sample variation. The content of 1-OHP was correlated with the PAH level in bottom sediment and semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMD), which was analyzed by a combination of HPLC\/FLD and GC\/MS methods. The highest mean values of 1-OHP were found in fish caught at the Svratka River at locations Modrice (169.2 \u00b1 99.7 ng\u2022mg-1 protein) and Rajhradice (152.2 \u00b1 79.7 ng\u2022mg-1 protein), which are located downstream from Brno. These values were significantly (P &lt; 0.05) higher than those obtained from localities Kn\u00ednicky (98.4 \u00b1 66.1 ng\u2022mg-1 protein) and B\u00edlovice nad Svitavou (64.1 \u00b1 31.4 ng\u2022mg-1 protein). The lowest contents of PAH in sediment and SPMD were found at location Kn\u00ednicky (1.5 mg\u2022kg-1 dry mass and 19.4 ng\u2022L-1, respectively). The highest contents of PAH in sediment and SPMD were found in Rajhradice (26.0 mg\u2022kg-1 dry mass) and Svitava before junction (65.4 ng\u2022L-1), respectively. A Spearman correlation test was applied to determine the relationship between biliary 1-OHP and the sum of PAH in sediment and SPMD. A positive, but no statistically significant correlation was found. The main impact sources of elevated level of PAHs in sites located downstream from Brno are most probably intensive industrial and agricultural activities and domestic waste.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s100100203","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,12,28]],"date-time":"2009-12-28T13:11:40Z","timestamp":1262005900000},"page":"203-217","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["1-Hydroxypyrene\u2013A Biochemical Marker for PAH Pollution Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystem"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Jana","family":"Blahova","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Public Health and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic"}]},{"given":"Kamila","family":"Kruzikova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Public Health and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic"}]},{"given":"Barbora","family":"Kasikov\u00e1","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Public Health Ostrava, Partyzanske namesti 7, 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic"}]},{"given":"Pavel","family":"Stierand","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Kroftova 43, 616 67, Brno, Czech Republic"}]},{"given":"Jana","family":"Jurcikova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Public Health Ostrava, Partyzanske namesti 7, 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic"}]},{"given":"Tomas","family":"Ocelka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Public Health Ostrava, Partyzanske namesti 7, 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic"}]},{"given":"Zdenka","family":"Svobodova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Public Health and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2009,12,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Douben, P. 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