title: Detection of emerging contaminants (UV filters, UV stabilizers and musks) in marine mussels from Portuguese coast by QuEChERS extraction and GC-MS/MS.
abstract: The UV filters and musk fragrances have come into focus because these compounds are contained and increasingly used not only in sunscreen products but also in many products of daily use, such as cosmetics, skin creams, plastics or varnish. In view of this, the main objective of the present work was to develop and validate a method for the determination of three UV filters, two UV stabilizers and four musks in mussel samples (Mytilus galloprovincialis). The procedure combined a QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) extraction method with an analysis by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). The methodology allowed the determination of target analytes at trace concentration levels (ng/g), with mean recoveries ranging from 91 to 112%. A monitoring study was conducted in four beaches in the Portuguese coast which are impacted by recreational activities and outflow of treated waste water effluents in rivers. The results are used to assess the occurrence of UV filters in comparison with UV stabilizers and musk fragrances which indicate other activities than bathing.
authors.affiliation: Hydrosciences Montpellier UMR 5569, Dept. Environmental Sciences and Public Health, University of Montpellier I, 34000 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Picot Groz
authors.affiliation: Hydrosciences Montpellier UMR 5569, Dept. Environmental Sciences and Public Health, University of Montpellier I, 34000 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Martinez Bueno
authors.affiliation: Hydrosciences Montpellier UMR 5569, Dept. Environmental Sciences and Public Health, University of Montpellier I, 34000 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosain
authors.affiliation: Hydrosciences Montpellier UMR 5569, Dept. Environmental Sciences and Public Health, University of Montpellier I, 34000 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fenet
authors.affiliation: Hydrosciences Montpellier UMR 5569, Dept. Environmental Sciences and Public Health, University of Montpellier I, 34000 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casellas
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cima, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8000-397 Faro, Portugal.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cima, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8000-397 Faro, Portugal.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maria
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cima, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8000-397 Faro, Portugal.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bebianno
authors.affiliation: Hydrosciences Montpellier UMR 5569, Dept. Environmental Sciences and Public Health, University of Montpellier I, 34000 Montpellier, France. Electronic address: egomez@univ-montp2.fr.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gomez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000378:metabolism*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D010476:Perfume / Q000378:metabolism*; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010476:Perfume; D013473:Sunscreening Agents; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Bivalve monitoring; Marine environment; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Personal care products; Shellfish