TY - JOUR
T1 - Human health risk assessment of pesticide residues in snappers (Lutjanus) fish from the Navachiste Lagoon complex, Mexico
AU - Granados-Galván, Ingrid Alejandra
AU - Rodríguez-Meza, Durga Guadalupe
AU - Luna-González, Antonio
AU - González-Ocampo, Héctor Abelardo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2015/1/20
Y1 - 2015/1/20
N2 - Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) residues were determined in fillets of Lutjanus colorado, L. argentiventris, and L. novemfasciatus. Fillet samples were collected bimonthly from February 2012 to February 2013. OCPs average concentrations do not differ significantly according to size, weight, or season, nor do they relate with the physico-chemical parameters of the sea water. The highest concentration and most frequently encountered OCPs were endosulfan sulfate, δ-HCH, and heptachlor epoxide, which indicates their use in the recent past and confirms their persistence. Average concentrations of ∑HCHs, ∑chlordane, and ∑heptachlor in samples were above cancer MRLs according to data from monthly consumed portions. HCHs and heptachlor are listed in Appendix III of the Rotterdam Convention of chemicals placed on a prior informed consent procedure for import and export purposes; they are considered illegal in Mexico. The OCPs concentrations above cancer MRLs in Lutjanus spp. turn its frequent consumption into a human health risk.
AB - Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) residues were determined in fillets of Lutjanus colorado, L. argentiventris, and L. novemfasciatus. Fillet samples were collected bimonthly from February 2012 to February 2013. OCPs average concentrations do not differ significantly according to size, weight, or season, nor do they relate with the physico-chemical parameters of the sea water. The highest concentration and most frequently encountered OCPs were endosulfan sulfate, δ-HCH, and heptachlor epoxide, which indicates their use in the recent past and confirms their persistence. Average concentrations of ∑HCHs, ∑chlordane, and ∑heptachlor in samples were above cancer MRLs according to data from monthly consumed portions. HCHs and heptachlor are listed in Appendix III of the Rotterdam Convention of chemicals placed on a prior informed consent procedure for import and export purposes; they are considered illegal in Mexico. The OCPs concentrations above cancer MRLs in Lutjanus spp. turn its frequent consumption into a human health risk.
KW - Health risk
KW - Lutjanus spp.
KW - Navachiste Lagoon
KW - Organochlorine pesticides
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U2 - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.018
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.018
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 26095985
SN - 0025-326X
VL - 97
SP - 178
EP - 187
JO - Marine Pollution Bulletin
JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin
IS - 1-2
ER -