Persistent organic pollutants in edible marine species from the Gulf of Naples, Southern Italy

Naso, Barbara; Perrone, Davide; Ferrante, Maria Carmela; Bilancione, Marcella; Lucisano, A.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.10.007

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“…This is in accordance with other studies who reported higher concentrations in persistent organic pollutants in the various levels of the Mediterranean marine wildlife (marine fish and mammals) compared to the levels measured in the same species in the Atlantic (Kilikidis et al, 1981;Marsili and Focardi, 1996;Canli and Atli, 2003;Fossi et al, 2004;Stefanelli et al, 2004;Storelli et al, 2004;Aguilar and Borrell, 2005;Naso et al, 2005).…”

Section: Contamination Levelsupporting

confidence: 93%

Effects of persistent organic pollutants on the thyroid function of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) from the Aegean sea, is it an endocrine disruption?

Schnitzler¹,

Koutrakis²,

Siebert³

et al. 2008

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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Article history: Available online xxxx a b s t r a c tWe evaluated the alterations of organochlorinated compounds such as polychlorobiphenyls (PCB), dichloro-diphenyl-dichloroethylene (DDE) and dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) on the thyroid in wild and cultured sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) at environmental concentrations. These compounds influence the endocrine system of many fish species and are qualified as endocrine disruptors. The thyroid seems to be a target organ. Two alteration endpoints: the thyroid histology and the muscular thyroid hormone concentrations, were used simultaneously. High concentrations in PCBs and DDT were detected in muscles, supporting the idea that the Mediterranean fauna could be more polluted than the Atlantic fauna. The high abundance of DDE indicates a progressive degradation of remnant DDT load and the absence of new inputs in this area. Aquaculture sea bass shows a significant higher amount of pollutants on fresh weight basis (especially PCBs) in their muscles compared to the wild sea bass. Those differences may be related mainly to the contaminations of diet. Thyroid parameters vary between wild and aquaculture sea bass, wild sea bass were characterized by higher follicle diameters, epithelial cell heights and muscular T 4 concentrations. A significant relationship between persistent organic pollutants (muscular PCBs and DDT concentration) and the different thyroid parameters (diameters of follicles, epithelial cell heights and muscular T 4 levels) could be observed, which support the hypothesis that these compounds have an adverse impact on thyroid morphometry and function.

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Section: Contamination Levelsupporting

confidence: 93%

Effects of persistent organic pollutants on the thyroid function of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) from the Aegean sea, is it an endocrine disruption?

Schnitzler¹,

Koutrakis²,

Siebert³

et al. 2008

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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“…The total dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) concentration in this study followed the order: p,p´-DDT > p,p´-DDD > p,p´-DDE. The high p,p´-DDT levels detected in this study was in contrast with previous studies [19] which showed that p,p′-DDE was the major DDT residue in aquatic species. The higher proportion of DDT than its metabolites indicates that some of the contamination could be recent.…”

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confidence: 99%

Organochlorines in Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus and Liza grandisquamis from Lagos Lagoon and Agboyi Creek, Nigeria

Williams¹,

Ayejuyo²

2015

Bull. Chem. Soc. Eth.

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ABSTRACT. Catfish (Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus) and mullet (Liza grandisquamis) were sampled from Lagos Lagoon and Agboyi Creek and analysed for alpha-BHC, beta-BHC, lindane, delta-BHC, heptachlor, heptachlorepoxide (B), aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, endrin aldehyde, endrin ketone, cis-chlordane, trans-chlordane, endosulfan 1, endosulfan 11, endosulfan sulphate, methoxychlor, p,p´-DDE, p,p´-DDD and p,p´-DDT. Sampling was conducted four times at the designated sites during the dry season months of December 2008 and February 2009 and the wet season months of May and September 2009. The muscle tissues and organs of the finfishes were subjected to cold extraction with petroleum ether/acetone (1:1 v/v) mixture and clean-up on silica gel adsorbents. A gas chromatograph coupled with electron capture detector (GC-ECD) was used to detect and determine the organochlorines. The residue levels of the fishes were higher in the Lagos Lagoon than in Agboyi Creek while a higher concentration of the residues was observed during the dry season. The female fishes accumulated higher organochlorines than the male fishes. The order of residue accumulation in the organs of the fishes was gills > livers > large intestines > small intestines > kidneys > muscles. The dietary surveys indicated that the amount of fishes consumed ranged from 20 to 200 g/day, with a mean value of 40 g/day. The estimated daily intakes of the organochlorines were within the acceptable daily intakes while the levels of residues in the fishes were within the permissible residue limits.

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“…The share of OCPs was lower, ranging from 0.01 % for HCB to 28.2 % for DDTs (lw). This order of the m a i n g r o u p s o f o r g a n i c c o n t a m i n a n t s (PCBs>DDTs>HCHs>HCB) in fish from Croatian waters is in agreement with other reports for different fish species and different Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal regions (25)(26)(27).…”

Section: Contaminant Levelssupporting

confidence: 92%

“…The first chromatograph served to analyse the compounds simultaneously on two capillary columns (Supelco, Bellefonte, PA, USA): 1) 60 m x 0.25 mm, SPB-5 film thickness 0. 25 total HCHs (ΣHCHs) as the sum of the α-, β-, and γ-HCH; total DDTs (ΣDDTs) as the sum of p,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDD, and p,p'-DDE; total PCBs (ΣPCBs) as sum of levels of all analysed congeners; and ΣInd PCBs as the sum of six indicator PCBs (PCB-28, -52, -101, -138, -153, and -180), whose selection is based on their prevalence in technical mixtures, environment, and animal and human tissues (19). They serve to predict total PCB levels, since the sum of the six indicator PCBs accounts for about 50 % of all non-dioxin like-PCBs in food (19).…”

Section: Chemical Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Chlorinated compounds in the muscle tissue of fish from the Croatian Adriatic: preliminary data on contamination and the associated health risks / Klorirani spojevi u mišićnom tkivu riba iz istočnog Jadranskog mora: preliminarni podaci o zagađenosti i zdravstvenim rizicima

Kljaković-Gašpić

Romanić

Klinčić

et al. 2015

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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Persistent organic pollutants in edible marine species from the Gulf of Naples, Southern Italy

Cited by 125 publications

References 35 publications

Effects of persistent organic pollutants on the thyroid function of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) from the Aegean sea, is it an endocrine disruption?

Effects of persistent organic pollutants on the thyroid function of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) from the Aegean sea, is it an endocrine disruption?

Organochlorines in Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus and Liza grandisquamis from Lagos Lagoon and Agboyi Creek, Nigeria

Chlorinated compounds in the muscle tissue of fish from the Croatian Adriatic: preliminary data on contamination and the associated health risks / Klorirani spojevi u mišićnom tkivu riba iz istočnog Jadranskog mora: preliminarni podaci o zagađenosti i zdravstvenim rizicima

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