Legacy and Emerging Brominated Flame Retardants in Bizerte Lagoon Murex (Hexaplex Trunculus): Levels and Human Health Risk Assessment

Occurrence of traditional (PBDEs) and novel (HBB, PBEB, DBDPE) brominated flame retardants, as well as the natural compounds of MeO-PBDEs, were studied in a shellfish species (Hexaplex trunculus) sampled from Bizerte Lagoon. PBDE and MeO-PBDE mean concentrations in murex soft tissues were 187 and 264 ng g−1 lw respectively. The alternative flame retardants were not identified. The sum of PBDE and MeO-PBDE levels recorded in murex from the investigated aquatic ecosystem were comparable or a relatively lower than those reported for other organisms from other regions across the world. The amount of PBDE and MeO-PBDE concentrations from the Bizerte Lagoon recorded in murex were comparable or a relatively lower than those recorded from other areas across the world for other species. There is not a danger to the population health with regard to PBDE intakes associated with the consumption of murex in Bizerte city. We believe that this is the first study of the analysis of these pollutants in marine gastropod mollusks from Tunisian aquatic areas. © 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ameur, Walid Ben, Annabi, Ali, El Megdiche, Yassine, Mhadhbi, Takoua, Hassine, Sihem Ben, Barhoumi, Badreddine, Touil, Soufiane, Driss, Mohamed Ridha, Barceló, Damià, Eljarrat, Ethel
Other Authors:	Barceló, Damià [0000-0002-8873-0491]
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Springer Nature 2020-01-14
Subjects:	Flame retardants, Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers, Halogenated flame,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/201041
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