Author, as appears in the article.: Borrull S; Borrull F; Pocurull E; Marcé RM
Department: Química Analítica i Química Orgànica
URV's Author/s: Borrull Ballarín, Francesc / Borrull Riera, Silvia / Marcé Recasens, Rosa Maria / Pocurull Aixala, Eva
Keywords: Animals Aquaculture Bass Benzothiazoles Catalonia Environmental monitoring Fishes Flatfishes Food contamination Gc-ms/ms High production volume chemicals Organophosphates Phthalic acid Phthalic acids Risk assessment Sea bream Seafood Spain Water pollutants, chemical Wild/farmed fish
Abstract: The decline in fish populations and the depletion of marine resources have sparked concerns about sustainable fish production, driving the innovation of new aquaculture methods. While some argue that wild fish are healthier than farmed fish due to less exposure to contaminants and pathogens, wild fish can accumulate contaminants from more contaminated water sources. The slower growth of wild fish and their longer exposure to the environment may contribute to higher pollutant levels in fish tissues. In this study, we focus on 25 contaminants considered as high production volume chemicals (HPVCs), such as organophosphate esters (OPEs), benzothiazoles (BTs), benzosulfonamides (BSAs) and phthalates (PAEs). The compounds were extracted from the edible part of the fish using the QuEChERS method and analysed by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. A total of 74 samples were analysed from three of the most commonly consumed species in Catalonia, Spain (turbot, sea bass and sea bream). Two samples of each species were collected each month, one form farmed and one from wild origin. In general, the compounds were found in all the samples in a wide concentrations range, although no significant differences were observed between the mean concentration of wild and farmed samples. Although similar mean concentrations for the OPEs, BTs and BSAs were found between farmed and wild origin samples, PAEs were more frequently detected in farmed samples. Di-n-octyl phthalate and diethyl phthalate showed the highest concentrations in all fish samples, with values up to 19505 and 17605 ng g-1 (d.w.), in sea bass and sea bream, respectively. Di-(2-ethylexyl)-adipate proved to be the most relevant carcinogenic compound, with no associated health risk. Despite the detection of the studied HPVCs, no health risk was associated with the consumption of these three fish species.
Thematic Areas: Astronomia / física Biodiversidade Biotecnología Chemistry (all) Chemistry (miscellaneous) Ciência de alimentos Ciências agrárias i Ciências ambientais Ciências biológicas i Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas iii Educação física Engenharias i Engenharias ii Engenharias iii Ensino Environmental chemistry Environmental engineering Environmental sciences Farmacia General chemistry Geociências Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Interdisciplinar Materiais Medicina i Medicina ii Medicina veterinaria Medicine (miscellaneous) Nutrição Odontología Pollution Public health, environmental and occupational health Química Saúde coletiva Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: francesc.borrull@urv.cat rosamaria.marce@urv.cat eva.pocurull@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-2718-9336 0000-0002-5667-2899 0000-0001-5123-995X
Record's date: 2025-01-28
Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Paper original source: Chemosphere. 365 143364-143364
APA: Borrull S; Borrull F; Pocurull E; Marcé RM (2024). Comparison of the presence of high production volume chemicals in farmed and wild fish highly consumed in Catalonia and their risk assessment.. Chemosphere, 365(), 143364-143364. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143364
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2024
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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