TY - JOUR
T1 - Occurrence of halogenated flame retardants in commercial seafood species available in European markets
AU - Aznar-Alemany, Òscar
AU - Trabalón, Laura
AU - Jacobs, Silke
AU - Barbosa, Vera Liane
AU - Tejedor, Margarita Fernández
AU - Granby, Kit
AU - Kwadijk, Christiaan
AU - Cunha, Sara C.
AU - Ferrari, Federico
AU - Vandermeersch, Griet
AU - Sioen, Isabelle
AU - Verbeke, Wim
AU - Vilavert, Lolita
AU - Domingo, José L.
AU - Eljarrat, Ethel
AU - Barceló, Damià
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - PBDEs (congeners 28, 47, 99, 100, 153, 154, 183, 209), HBCD (α, β, γ), emerging brominated flame retardants (PBEB, HBB and DBDPE), dechloranes (Dec 602, 603, 604, syn- and anti-DP), TBBPA, 2,4,6-TBP and MeO-PBDEs (8 congeners) were analysed in commercial seafood samples from European countries. Levels were similar to literature and above the environmental quality standards (EQS) limit of the Directive 2013/39/EU for PBDEs. Contaminants were found in 90.5% of the seafood samples at n. d.-356 ng/g lw (n. d.-41.1 ng/g ww). DBDPE was not detected and 2,4,6-TBP was detected only in mussels, but at levels comparable to those of PBDEs. Mussel and seabream were the most contaminated species and the Mediterranean Sea (FAO Fishing Area 37) was the most contaminated location. The risk assessment revealed that there was no health risk related to the exposure to brominated flame retardants via seafood consumption. However, a refined risk assessment for BDE-99 is of interest in the future. Moreover, the cooking process concentrated PBDEs and HBB.
AB - PBDEs (congeners 28, 47, 99, 100, 153, 154, 183, 209), HBCD (α, β, γ), emerging brominated flame retardants (PBEB, HBB and DBDPE), dechloranes (Dec 602, 603, 604, syn- and anti-DP), TBBPA, 2,4,6-TBP and MeO-PBDEs (8 congeners) were analysed in commercial seafood samples from European countries. Levels were similar to literature and above the environmental quality standards (EQS) limit of the Directive 2013/39/EU for PBDEs. Contaminants were found in 90.5% of the seafood samples at n. d.-356 ng/g lw (n. d.-41.1 ng/g ww). DBDPE was not detected and 2,4,6-TBP was detected only in mussels, but at levels comparable to those of PBDEs. Mussel and seabream were the most contaminated species and the Mediterranean Sea (FAO Fishing Area 37) was the most contaminated location. The risk assessment revealed that there was no health risk related to the exposure to brominated flame retardants via seafood consumption. However, a refined risk assessment for BDE-99 is of interest in the future. Moreover, the cooking process concentrated PBDEs and HBB.
KW - Effect of cooking
KW - Margin of exposure
KW - PBDEs
KW - Risk assessment
KW - 2,4,6-TBP
U2 - 10.1016/j.fct.2016.12.034
DO - 10.1016/j.fct.2016.12.034
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 28027981
SN - 0278-6915
VL - 104
SP - 35
EP - 47
JO - Food and Chemical Toxicology
JF - Food and Chemical Toxicology
ER -
