Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Sardine ( Sardinella brasiliensis ): Biomonitoring and Potential Human Health Effects

Carlos German Massone, Allan Amendola dos Santos, Pedro Gonçalves Ferreira and Renato da Silva Carreira ()
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Carlos German Massone: LabMAM, Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro 22451-900, RJ, Brazil
Allan Amendola dos Santos: LabMAM, Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro 22451-900, RJ, Brazil
Pedro Gonçalves Ferreira: LabMAM, Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro 22451-900, RJ, Brazil
Renato da Silva Carreira: LabMAM, Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro 22451-900, RJ, Brazil

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-14

Abstract: Organochloride (OC) and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations were determined in the muscle tissue of fifty sardine samples (Sardinella brasiliensis) sampled off the south-east Brazilian shelf. The aim herein was to investigate OCs and PCBs composition profile, bioaccumulation potential and human risks. The concentrations of 18 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were below the method limit of quantification in most samples (ca. 94%), with few detected, namely δ -HCH, γ -HCH, Endosulfan I and II, Endosulfan Sulphate, DDE, Dieldrin, Endrin, Endrin Aldeide, Endrin Cetone and Metoxyclor. The median concentration for the Σ41 PCBs was 2.32 ng g −1 , ranging from values below the limit of quantification (Keywords: POPs; PCBs; fish consumption; human risk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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