title: [Polychlorinated biphenyls and their methylsulfonyl metabolites in fish from an electronic waste recycling site in south China: tissue distribution and human dietary exposure].
abstract: In the present study, we determined polychlorinated biphenyls and their methylsulfonyl metabolites (MeSO2-PCBs) in the tissues of two fish species-mud carp and northern snakehead-from a natural pond in an electronic waste recycling site in the Pearl River Delta, Southern China. The mean concentrations of PCBs (Σ PCBs )varied from 560 to 10 462 ng x g(-1) wet weight, and from 580 to 50 492 ng x g(-1) wet weight in the tissues of mud carp and northern snakehead, respectively, with the highest levels found in the liver. Lipid contents played an important role in the determination of tissue distribution of PCBs. The mean concentrations of Σ MeSO2-PCBs varied between 0.44 and 53 ng x g(-1) wet weight in tissues of mud carp, while varied between 1.86 and 132 ng x g(-1) wet weight in northern snakehead. These levels were one order of magnitude greater than the highest levels of MeSO2-PCBs previously reported in fish. The EF values of chiral PCBs in mud carp were lower than those in the sediments, with an exception of PCB149. However, the declined EFs in mud carp were rebounded in northern snakehead, and some values were even higher than those in the sediment. This result may suggest that the mud carp and the northern snakehead preferred to biotransform different enantiomers of PCB congeners. The elevated levels of Σ PCBs and Σ MeSO2-PCBs detected in the present study indicated a high exposure risk to the local residents. Restricting the consumption of these fish in the local markets is important and essential for reducing the health risks to local residents.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Xiao-Jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Yan-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Bi-Xian
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Mai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001711:Biotransformation; D002681:China; D004032:Diet; D059029:Electronic Waste; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D005399:Fishes; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D059027:Recycling; D045483:Rivers; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls