Author, as appears in the article.: Borrull S; Borrull F; Marcé RM; Pocurull E
Department: Química Analítica i Química Orgànica
URV's Author/s: Borrull Ballarín, Francesc
Keywords: Ultrasound-assisted extraction Skin Seafood Liver High production volume chemicals Gc-ms/ms
Abstract: The aquatic ecosystem is one of the most delicate environments, housing a diverse range of organisms, including fish, all of which are exposed to a wide variety of pollutants. The accumulation of these harmful substances in fish, which are part of the human diet, presents a significant health risk to humans. In our study, we have optimized an extraction technique to determine the presence of 25 high production volume chemicals in liver and skin samples taken from commonly consumed fish species. We have employed ultrasound-assisted extraction in conjunction with gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry to achieve this goal. Apparent recoveries of the method ranged from 50% to 111% for both sample types with some exceptions such as most of the benzosulfonamides and benzothiazole. Additionally, the method's detection and quantification limits varied from 0.1 to 1.7 ng g−1 (dry weight, d.w) and 0.2–4.5 ng g−1 (d.w), respectively. Our investigation focused on three frequently consumed fish species in Tarragona: sea bass, sea bream, and turbot. Almost all of the samples we analysed contained traces of contaminants, with phthalates being the most commonly detected. The highest concentrations were observed for diethyl phthalate, with levels peaking at 8350 ng g−1 (d.w.). Organophosphate esters, such as triethyl phosphate and tributyl phosphate, also showed notable presence, with peak concentrations of 93.6 and 34.0 ng g−1 (d.w.), respectively.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Public health, environmental and occupational health Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicina veterinaria Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geociências General chemistry Farmacia Environmental sciences Environmental engineering Environmental chemistry Ensino Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Educação física Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Chemistry (miscellaneous) Chemistry (all) Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: francesc.borrull@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-2718-9336
Record's date: 2024-03-09
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653524001668?via%3Dihub
Papper original source: Chemosphere. 351 141273-
APA: Borrull S; Borrull F; Marcé RM; Pocurull E (2024). Optimization of the ultrasound-assisted extraction method for determining high production volume chemicals in fish liver and skin samples. Chemosphere, 351(), 141273-. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141273
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141273
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2024
Publication Type: Journal Publications