Abstract
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzo-p-furans (PCDD/Fs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecane diastereomers (HBCDs), and perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) were analyzed in popular farmed fish such as salmon, trout, tilapia, and pangasius and in farmed shrimp. The samples originated from southeast Asia, Europe, and South America, Results show the following: (i) Carnivorous species contained higher contaminant concentrations than omnivorous species. (ii) Contaminant concentrations generally decreased per species in the following order of salmon > trout >> tilapia approximate to pangasius approximate to shrimp. (iii) Most contaminant concentrations decreased in the following order of PCBs approximate to dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethanes (DDTs) >> hexachlorobenzene approximate to pentachlorobenzene approximate to dieldrin approximate to PBDEs approximate to alpha-HBCD approximate to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) >> World Health Organization toxic equivalents (WHO-TEQ) [PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like (dl)-PCBs]. (iv) Contaminant concentrations were very low (mostly
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4009-4015 |
| Journal | Environmental Science and Technology |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- polybrominated diphenyl ethers
- brominated flame retardants
- dibenzo-p-dioxins
- global assessment
- dietary exposure
- fish
- food
- netherlands
- biphenyls
- environment