Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Crassostrea rhizophorae and Cathorops spixii from the Caroni Swamp, Trinidad, West Indies
Dietary exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may pose serious threats to human health. However, within the Caribbean, quantitative assessments regarding the risks associated with dietary PAH exposure remain sparse. This study investigated PAH presence in edible biota from the Caroni S...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Environmental science and pollution research international 2015-01, Vol.22 (2), p.1366-1379 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Dietary exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may pose serious threats to human health. However, within the Caribbean, quantitative assessments regarding the risks associated with dietary PAH exposure remain sparse. This study investigated PAH presence in edible biota from the Caroni Swamp and quantitatively assessed the potential health threat to human consumers. Mangrove oysters (
Crassostrea rhizophorae
) and Madamango sea catfish (
Cathorops spixii
) collected from seven sites in the Caroni Swamp were analysed for 16 priority PAHs. Total PAH levels ranged from 109 ± 18.4 to 362 ± 63.0 ng/g dry wt. in
Crassostrea rhizophorae
and 7.5 ± 0.9 to 43.5 ± 25.5 ng/g dry wt. in
Cathorops spixii
(average ± standard deviation). Benzo[a]pyrene levels in
Crassostrea rhizophorae
at all sites exceeded international guidelines from British Colombia (Canada) and the European Union (EU). Incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) values based on the ingestion of
Crassostrea rhizophorae
ranged from 8.4 × 10
−6
to 1.6 × 10
−5
and slightly exceeded the commonly used 1 × 10
−6
acceptable level of risk. Information from this study is important in understanding the potential health risks posed by PAHs, it is critical towards the protection of public health, and it serves as a useful baseline for comparison with future work. |
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ISSN: | 0944-1344 1614-7499 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11356-014-3450-2 |