Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.1515/aiht-2015-66-2667

Chlorinated compounds in the muscle tissue of fish from the Croatian Adriatic: preliminary data on contamination and the associated health risks

Zorana Kljaković-Gašpić orcid.org/0000-0002-0439-2131 ; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Snježana Herceg Romanić orcid.org/0000-0003-2382-4734 ; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Darija Klinčić orcid.org/0000-0003-0793-0991 ; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Vjekoslav Tičina orcid.org/0000-0002-3686-9563 ; Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split, Croatia

Abstract

Levels of 17 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners (PCBs) and seven organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were measured in the muscle tissue of 18 commercially important fish species from the eastern Adriatic Sea. PCBs [˂LOD-8,866 ng g-1 lipid weight (lw)] accounted for over 66 % of all analysed compounds. Their pattern was dominated by PCB-138 and PCB-153. DDE (14.2-649 ng g-1 lw) was the prevalent DDT isomer in all samples, suggesting no recent DDT input. β-, γ- and α-HCH and HCB were found in less than 50 % of samples. The analysed organic contaminants did not seem to bioaccumulate up the food web (trophic levels 3.0 to 4.5). Our findings show no risk of chronic (non-cancerous) effects on human health.

Keywords

marine pollution; Mediterranean Sea; organochlorine pesticides; persistent organic pollutants; polychlorinated biphenyls

Hrčak ID:

149582

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/149582

Publication date:

16.12.2015.

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