Environmental and human health risk assessment of organic micro-pollutants occurring in a Spanish marine fish farm.
In this work the risk posed to seawater organisms, predators and humans is assessed, as a consequence of exposure to 12 organic micro-pollutants, namely metronidazole, trimethoprim, erythromycin, simazine, flumequine, carbaryl, atrazine, diuron, terbutryn, irgarol, diphenyl sulphone (DPS) and 2-thiocyanomethylthiobenzothiazole (TCMTB). The risk assessment study is based on a 1-year monitoring study at a Spanish marine fish farm, involving passive sampling techniques. The results showed that the risk threshold for irgarol concerning seawater organisms is exceeded. On the other hand, the risk to predators and especially humans through consumption of fish is very low, due to the low bioconcentration potential of the substances assessed.
Muñoz
Ivan
I
Departamento de Hidrogeología y Química Analítica, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain. ivanmuno@ual.es
Martínez Bueno
María J
MJ
Agüera
Ana
A
Fernández-Alba
Amadeo R
AR
D000818:Animals; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005398:Fisheries; D005399:Fishes; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017747:Seafood / Q000032:analysis*; D013030:Spain; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D009930:Organic Chemicals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical