Halogenated organic pollutants (HOPs) in marine fish from the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea: Levels, distribution, and health risk assessment

Liang Zhu; Caiguang Wang; Liangliang Huang; Yang Ding; Yanan Cheng; Saeed Rad; Peng Xu; Bin Kang

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114374

Halogenated organic pollutants (HOPs) in marine fish from the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea: Levels, distribution, and health risk assessment

Mar Pollut Bull. 2022 Dec;185(Pt B):114374. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114374. Epub 2022 Nov 18.

Authors

Liang Zhu¹, Caiguang Wang¹, Liangliang Huang², Yang Ding³, Yanan Cheng⁴, Saeed Rad¹, Peng Xu⁵, Bin Kang⁶

Affiliations

¹ College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China.
² College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China. Electronic address: llhuang@glut.edu.cn.
³ Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China. Electronic address: dingyang@gxnu.edu.cn.
⁴ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China.
⁵ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Biodiversity Conservation, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, Guangxi 535011, China.
⁶ College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266100, China.

PMID: 36410197
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114374

Abstract

Six marine fish species, collected from the Beibu Gulf were statistically analyzed for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs). The concentrations of ∑₁₄PBDEs, ∑₂₆PCBs, and ∑₆DDTs ranged from 11.8-1431, 8.74-495, and 9.47-1263 ng g^-1 lipid weight (lw), respectively. In general, PBDEs were the predominant halogenated organic pollutants (HOPs) in the Beibu Gulf. The homologues profiles of Mugil cephalus and Trichiurus nanhaiensis differed from other four species. For example, the contributions of deca-BDEs in M. cephalus (14 %) and T. nanhaiensis (1 %) were lower than other four species (56 %). The ratio of (DDE + DDD)/ΣDDTs in all samples was >0.5, indicating that DDTs were mainly derived from historical residues. Intakes of HOPs through the consumption of the marine fish from the study areas might not subject residents of the coastal areas in the Beibu Gulf to health risks.

Keywords: Beibu Gulf; Halogenated organic pollutants; Health risk assessment; Marine fish; Persistent organic pollutants.

MeSH terms

Animals
China
Environmental Pollutants*
Fishes
Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
Polychlorinated Biphenyls*
Risk Assessment

Substances

Environmental Pollutants
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers