Microplastics and Brominated Flame Retardants in Freshwater Fishes From Italian Lakes: Implication for Human Health
Microplastics (MPs) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) represent a synergic threat for aquatic environments and organisms' health status, with an additional concern over food quality and food security for species of commercial interest. In this study, the ingestion of MPs, levels of polybro...
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crfrontiers:10.3389/frwa.2022.902885 2024-02-11T09:55:36+01:00 Microplastics and Brominated Flame Retardants in Freshwater Fishes From Italian Lakes: Implication for Human Health Pittura, Lucia Tavoloni, Tamara Ventura, Lucia Stramenga, Arianna d'Errico, Giuseppe Lo Vaglio, Giovanni Regoli, Francesco Piersanti, Arianna Gorbi, Stefania Ministry of Health 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2022.902885 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2022.902885/full unknown Frontiers Media SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Frontiers in Water volume 4 ISSN 2624-9375 Water Science and Technology journal-article 2022 crfrontiers https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2022.902885 2024-01-26T10:06:31Z Microplastics (MPs) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) represent a synergic threat for aquatic environments and organisms' health status, with an additional concern over food quality and food security for species of commercial interest. In this study, the ingestion of MPs, levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDs) were assessed in organisms from two lakes of Central Italy, with the aims of exploring the bioavailability of these pollutants in freshwater environments, the possible translocation of MPs from digestive to edible tissues, and the relationship between MPs ingestion and bioaccumulation of BFRs. The fish Perca fluviatilis, Anguilla anguilla, Carassus auratus , and the crayfish Procambarus clarkii , all species commercialized for human consumption, were caught in Trasimeno Lake; moreover, P. fluviatilis and Rutilus rutilus were also sampled in Piediluco, a lake strongly influenced by industrial and anthropogenic activities, where fishing for commercial purpose is forbidden. With the exception of C. auratus which showed the highest frequency of MPs ingestion (75%), species from Piediluco Lake exhibited a more elevated percentage of organisms positive to MPs ingestion (45%) and higher levels of PBDEs and HBCDs (mean values of 343 and 792 pg/g, respectively, in P. fluviatilis 445 and 677 pg/g, respectively, in R. rutilus ) than Trasimeno species (25% frequency of MPs ingestion, mean values between 6 and 163 pg/g for PBDEs and 5-107 pg/g for HBCDs). Polyester fibers dominated among MP typologies, and a high occurrence of man-made natural fibers was recorded. The number of MPs extracted in the gastrointestinal tracts of fish and soft bodies of crayfishes positive to MPs ingestion ranged between 1 and 2, whereas no MPs were found in fish filets. Given these results, the risk related to human consumption of Trasimeno organisms appears very low, whereas further investigations are required to better elucidate the possible role of MPs pollution in modulating chemical ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla Frontiers (Publisher) Frontiers in Water 4 |
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Water Science and Technology Pittura, Lucia Tavoloni, Tamara Ventura, Lucia Stramenga, Arianna d'Errico, Giuseppe Lo Vaglio, Giovanni Regoli, Francesco Piersanti, Arianna Gorbi, Stefania Microplastics and Brominated Flame Retardants in Freshwater Fishes From Italian Lakes: Implication for Human Health |
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Microplastics (MPs) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) represent a synergic threat for aquatic environments and organisms' health status, with an additional concern over food quality and food security for species of commercial interest. In this study, the ingestion of MPs, levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDs) were assessed in organisms from two lakes of Central Italy, with the aims of exploring the bioavailability of these pollutants in freshwater environments, the possible translocation of MPs from digestive to edible tissues, and the relationship between MPs ingestion and bioaccumulation of BFRs. The fish Perca fluviatilis, Anguilla anguilla, Carassus auratus , and the crayfish Procambarus clarkii , all species commercialized for human consumption, were caught in Trasimeno Lake; moreover, P. fluviatilis and Rutilus rutilus were also sampled in Piediluco, a lake strongly influenced by industrial and anthropogenic activities, where fishing for commercial purpose is forbidden. With the exception of C. auratus which showed the highest frequency of MPs ingestion (75%), species from Piediluco Lake exhibited a more elevated percentage of organisms positive to MPs ingestion (45%) and higher levels of PBDEs and HBCDs (mean values of 343 and 792 pg/g, respectively, in P. fluviatilis 445 and 677 pg/g, respectively, in R. rutilus ) than Trasimeno species (25% frequency of MPs ingestion, mean values between 6 and 163 pg/g for PBDEs and 5-107 pg/g for HBCDs). Polyester fibers dominated among MP typologies, and a high occurrence of man-made natural fibers was recorded. The number of MPs extracted in the gastrointestinal tracts of fish and soft bodies of crayfishes positive to MPs ingestion ranged between 1 and 2, whereas no MPs were found in fish filets. Given these results, the risk related to human consumption of Trasimeno organisms appears very low, whereas further investigations are required to better elucidate the possible role of MPs pollution in modulating chemical ... |
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Pittura, Lucia Tavoloni, Tamara Ventura, Lucia Stramenga, Arianna d'Errico, Giuseppe Lo Vaglio, Giovanni Regoli, Francesco Piersanti, Arianna Gorbi, Stefania |
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Pittura, Lucia Tavoloni, Tamara Ventura, Lucia Stramenga, Arianna d'Errico, Giuseppe Lo Vaglio, Giovanni Regoli, Francesco Piersanti, Arianna Gorbi, Stefania |
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Microplastics and Brominated Flame Retardants in Freshwater Fishes From Italian Lakes: Implication for Human Health |
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Microplastics and Brominated Flame Retardants in Freshwater Fishes From Italian Lakes: Implication for Human Health |
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Microplastics and Brominated Flame Retardants in Freshwater Fishes From Italian Lakes: Implication for Human Health |
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Microplastics and Brominated Flame Retardants in Freshwater Fishes From Italian Lakes: Implication for Human Health |
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Microplastics and Brominated Flame Retardants in Freshwater Fishes From Italian Lakes: Implication for Human Health |
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microplastics and brominated flame retardants in freshwater fishes from italian lakes: implication for human health |
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