title: Levels of Organotin Compounds in Selected Fish Species from the Arabian Gulf.
abstract: In the present work, data on the levels of hazardous Organotin compounds in eight commercially important fish species, caught from Arabian Gulf, has been reported. Highest levels of tributyltin (TBT) (98.5 ng/g dry weight) were detected in Epinephelus Tauvina whereas minimum (43.7 ng/g) were found in Acanthoparagus Bifasciatus. Highest levels of triphenyltin (TPT) were detected in Lethrinus Miniatus (107.5 ng/g) whereas lowest were encountered in Acanthoparagus Bifasciatus (64.9 ng/g). Highest value of total butyltin compounds (∑BT) were found in emperors (Lethrinus Miniatus) (228.4 ng/g) whereas minimum was found in Acanthoparagus Bifasciatus (126.4 ng/g). Similarly highest value of total phenyltin compounds (∑PT) was encountered in Epinephelus Tauvina (281.9 ng/g) followed closely by Acanthoparagus Bifasciatus (281.7 ng/g). In addition, the estimated daily intake (EDI) of the local population from consumption of these fish was also evaluated. Highest EDI was found to be 10.8 ng/kg bw/day for epinephelus microdan. The data are also compared internationally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, P.O. Box 1664, Al Khobar, 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. mashraf@pmu.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Muhammad Waqar
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Rabigh College of Science and Arts, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 344, Rabigh, 21911, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdus
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salam
authors.affiliation: Center for Environment & Water, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Atiq
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D009947:Organotin Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009947:Organotin Compounds; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C063613:phenyltin; C011559:tributyltin; C030665:triphenyltin
keywords: Arabian Gulf; Fish; Organotin compounds; Risk assessment