Persistent organic pollutants in fish from Charleston Harbor and tributaries, South Carolina, United States: A risk assessment
Fish consumption is an important route of exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in dolphins as well as humans. In order to assess the potential risks associated with these contaminants, 39 whole fish and 37 fillets from fish representing species consumed by dolphins and humans captured fr...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:6262760 2023-05-15T18:06:08+02:00 Persistent organic pollutants in fish from Charleston Harbor and tributaries, South Carolina, United States: A risk assessment Fair, Patricia A. White, Natasha D. Wolf, Beth Arnott, Stephen A. Kannan, Kurunthachalam Karthikraj, Rajendiran Vena, John E. 2018-08-07 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6262760/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30172193 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.08.001 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6262760/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30172193 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.08.001 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/). CC-BY-NC-ND Article Text 2018 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.08.001 2019-11-03T01:19:13Z Fish consumption is an important route of exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in dolphins as well as humans. In order to assess the potential risks associated with these contaminants, 39 whole fish and 37 fillets from fish representing species consumed by dolphins and humans captured from Charleston Harbor and tributaries, South Carolina, USA, were measured for a suite of POPs. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were the predominant contaminant with concentrations ranging from 5.02 to 232.20 ng/g in whole fish and5.42–131.95 ng/g in fillets (weight weight ww) followed by total organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Total POPs levels varied by location and species with general trends indicating significantly higher levels in fish from the Cooper (93.4 ng/g ww) and Ashley Rivers (56.2 ng/g ww) compared to Charleston Harbor (31.6 ng/g ww). Mullet and spot were found to have significantly higher PCBs, OCPs and total POPs, 2–3 times higher than red drum; mullet were also significantly higher in OCPs compared to seatrout. PCB concentrations in whole fish and fillets exceeded EPA human screening values for cancer risk in all fish sampled. For PCBs in fillets, all samples had values of maximum allowable meals per month that were less than the EPA, FDA guidelines for recommended fish meals per month, suggesting lower (more stringent) allowable fish meals per month. All fish exceeded PBDE wildlife values and all fish except two exceeded the level where 95% of the dolphin population would have tissue levels below the health effect threshold. Considering that POP concentrations in fish potentially consumed by humans exceed human health effect thresholds levels, consumption advisories should be considered as a prudent public health measure. Text Red drum PubMed Central (PMC) Environmental Research 167 598 613 |
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Fish consumption is an important route of exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in dolphins as well as humans. In order to assess the potential risks associated with these contaminants, 39 whole fish and 37 fillets from fish representing species consumed by dolphins and humans captured from Charleston Harbor and tributaries, South Carolina, USA, were measured for a suite of POPs. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were the predominant contaminant with concentrations ranging from 5.02 to 232.20 ng/g in whole fish and5.42–131.95 ng/g in fillets (weight weight ww) followed by total organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Total POPs levels varied by location and species with general trends indicating significantly higher levels in fish from the Cooper (93.4 ng/g ww) and Ashley Rivers (56.2 ng/g ww) compared to Charleston Harbor (31.6 ng/g ww). Mullet and spot were found to have significantly higher PCBs, OCPs and total POPs, 2–3 times higher than red drum; mullet were also significantly higher in OCPs compared to seatrout. PCB concentrations in whole fish and fillets exceeded EPA human screening values for cancer risk in all fish sampled. For PCBs in fillets, all samples had values of maximum allowable meals per month that were less than the EPA, FDA guidelines for recommended fish meals per month, suggesting lower (more stringent) allowable fish meals per month. All fish exceeded PBDE wildlife values and all fish except two exceeded the level where 95% of the dolphin population would have tissue levels below the health effect threshold. Considering that POP concentrations in fish potentially consumed by humans exceed human health effect thresholds levels, consumption advisories should be considered as a prudent public health measure. |
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Persistent organic pollutants in fish from Charleston Harbor and tributaries, South Carolina, United States: A risk assessment |
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Persistent organic pollutants in fish from Charleston Harbor and tributaries, South Carolina, United States: A risk assessment |
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Persistent organic pollutants in fish from Charleston Harbor and tributaries, South Carolina, United States: A risk assessment |
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Persistent organic pollutants in fish from Charleston Harbor and tributaries, South Carolina, United States: A risk assessment |
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Persistent organic pollutants in fish from Charleston Harbor and tributaries, South Carolina, United States: A risk assessment |
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