Concepts on accumulation of pesticides and veterinary drugs in fish: a review with emphasis in tilapia.

Abstract: The quality of the aquatic environment can be compromised by the practice of intensive use of pesticides in agriculture and by the misuse of veterinary drugs. Therefore, organisms that live in aquatic ecosystems may be affected due to the presence of these chemicals, through runoff, leaching and other processes. Exposure of aquatic organisms to these xenobiotics could pose health risks. Consequently, there is a growing interest in predicting the bioaccumulation of these substances in aquatic biota from experiments conducted under laboratory conditions. Studies on fish have been performed due to its importance as human food and their wide distribution in most of the aquatic environment. Thus, this article reviews the concepts on determining the accumulation of pesticides and veterinary drugs in fish. The risk regarding the consumption of fish containing residues of these chemical agents, the acceptable daily intake, the testing protocols and the analytical techniques used to determine the residues of these substances in fish tissues are discussed. An emphasis on studies involving tilapia as the test organism was included because, according to Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), this species is one of the most cultivated in the world.

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Main Authors: JONSSON, C. M., QUEIROZ, S. C. do N. de
Other Authors: CLAUDIO MARTÍN JONSSON, LABORATÓRIO DE AQUICULTURA E ECOTOXICOLOGIA, EMBRAPA MEIO AMBIENTE (EMBRAPA ENVIRONMENT), RODOVIA SP-340, KM 127.5, TANQUINHO VELHO, JAGUARIÚNA 13918-110, SP, BRAZIL; SONIA CLAUDIA DO NASCIMENTO DE QUEIROZ, LABORATÓRIO DE RESÍDUOS E CONTAMINANTES, EMBRAPA MEIO AMBIENTE (EMBRAPA ENVIRONMENT), RODOVIA SP-340, KM 127.5, TANQUINHO VELHO, JAGUARIÚNA 13918-110, SP, BRAZIL.
Format: Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:Ingles
English
Published: 2023-12-20
Subjects:Contaminants, Bioconcentration factor, Agrotóxico, Medicamento, Resíduo Quimico, Tilápia, Toxicologia, Toxicologia de Alimento, Tilapia (common name), Veterinary drugs, Pesticides, Bioaccumulation, Bioaccumulation factor,
Online Access:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1160112
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13172748
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