PAHs and PCBs residues and consumption risk assessment in farmed yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) from the East China Sea, China.

• Large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) purchased from five different farming sites in Zhoushan Archipelago and Xiangshan Harbor in the East China Sea, China were analyzed for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Concentrations of PAHs and PCBs in the edible muscle of L. crocea ranged from 83.14 to 174.68ng/g wet weight (or 266.89 to 695.24ng/g dry weight) and 3.89 to 17.40ng/g wet weight (or 15.50 to 54.25ng/g dry weight), respectively. Incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) associated with the dietary intake of PAHs and PCBs in L. crocea was assessed. Results showed that levels of PAHs in L. crocea were high enough to cause potential carcinogenic risks for human consumption, while, levels of PCBs in fish samples were of low significant carcinogenic risk.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi -- Zoologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences -- Zoology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Animals

China

Environmental Monitoring

methods

Fisheries

Humans

Muscle

Skeletal

chemistry

Neoplasms

chemically induced

Perciformes

metabolism

Polychlorinated Biphenyls

analysis

metabolism

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

analysis

metabolism

Risk Assessment

Seafood

adverse effects

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)