biostudies-literatureUnknown7Saija EThis data set is composed to assess the accumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) dioxin like (DL) and not dioxin like (NDL), organochlorine pesticides (POCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Thunnus thynnus and to elucidate the suitability of this species as a bioindicator for monitoring contaminations of these compounds in the marine ecosystems of the Straits of Messina. This investigation was conducted on liver samples of 14 T. thynnus collected during April 2015. Quantitative determination of PCBs (DL and NDL), POCs and PAHs in the examined samples has been carried out by HRGC-MS/MS. Among the PCBs, high prevalence of DL was found while, generally, the values detected for PCBs-NDL were lower than the legal limits. Tuna sData in brief129-34https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4764890biostudies-literatureDetermination and quantification of PCBs, POCs and PAHs in Thunnus thynnus from the Straits of Messina (Italy).PMC4764890Saija EMangano VDugo GCasale KELa Torre GLSalvo AfalseDetermination and quantification of PCBs, POCs and PAHs in Thunnus thynnus from the Straits of Messina (Italy).This data set is composed to assess the accumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) dioxin like (DL) and not dioxin like (NDL), organochlorine pesticides (POCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Thunnus thynnus and to elucidate the suitability of this species as a bioindicator for monitoring contaminations of these compounds in the marine ecosystems of the Straits of Messina. This investigation was conducted on liver samples of 14 T. thynnus collected during April 2015. Quantitative determination of PCBs (DL and NDL), POCs and PAHs in the examined samples has been carried out by HRGC-MS/MS. Among the PCBs, high prevalence of DL was found while, generally, the values detected for PCBs-NDL were lower than the legal limits. Tuna s2016-01-01T00:00:00Z2016 Jun2025-04-21T18:37:29.916Z2019-03-27T02:09:45ZS-EPMC47648902693367010.1016/j.dib.2016.02.027