PMID- 23219662
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130523
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1090-2414 (Electronic)
IS  - 0147-6513 (Linking)
VI  - 88
DP  - 2013 Feb
TI  - Organochlorine and organobromine compounds in a benthic fish (Solea solea) from 
      Bizerte Lagoon (northern Tunisia): implications for human exposure.
PG  - 55-64
LID - S0147-6513(12)00395-8 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.10.021 [doi]
AB  - Information on the occurrence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in fish 
      from Tunisia is scarce. In this study, thirty one persistent organic pollutants 
      including organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) (dichlorodihenyltrichloroethane and 
      its metabolites (DDTs), hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and hexachlorobenzene 
      (HCB)), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) 
      and methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (MeO-PBDEs) were determined in 
      solea solea muscle, from Bizerte Lagoon (northern Tunisia) and from the 
      Mediterranean Sea (reference area) (northern Mediterranean). In the Bizerte 
      Lagoon, contaminant concentrations generally followed this order: 
      PCBs>DDTs>PBDEs>MeO-PBDEs>HCB>HCHs; while in the Mediterranean Sea, pollutant 
      concentration followed this order: MeO-PBDEs>PCBs>DDTs>PBDEs>HCB>HCHs. Mean 
      levels of organochlorine compounds were 1018 and 380 ng g(-1) lipid weight (lw) 
      in fish from Bizerte Lagoon and the Mediterranean Sea, respectively. Mean 
      concentrations of organobromine compounds were 279 and 301 ng g(-1) lw in sole 
      from Bizerte Lagoon and the Mediterranean Sea, respectively. Organohalogen 
      concentrations in fish from Bizerte Lagoon were similar or slightly lower than 
      those reported for other marine fish species from other locations around the 
      world. PCB, HCH, HCB and PBDE levels were negatively correlated with lipid 
      content, while no such correlation was seen for DDTs. Assessment based on several 
      available guidelines suggested an insignificant human health risk for dietary 
      intake of HCB, lindane and PBDEs associated with consumption of sole. However, 
      the estimated lifetime cancer risk from dietary exposure to DDTs and PCBs is a 
      potential concern.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Ben Ameur, Walid
AU  - Ben Ameur W
AD  - Laboratory of Environmental Analytical Chemistry (05/UR/12-03), University of 
      Carthage, Faculty of Sciences, Bizerte 7021 Zarzouna, Tunisia. 
      benameuroualid@yahoo.fr
FAU - El Megdiche, Yassine
AU  - El Megdiche Y
FAU - Eljarrat, Ethel
AU  - Eljarrat E
FAU - Ben Hassine, Sihem
AU  - Ben Hassine S
FAU - Badreddine, Barhoumi
AU  - Badreddine B
FAU - Souad, Trabelsi
AU  - Souad T
FAU - Bechir, Hammami
AU  - Bechir H
FAU - Barcelo, Damia
AU  - Barcelo D
FAU - Driss, Mohamed Ridha
AU  - Driss MR
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20121206
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
JT  - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
JID - 7805381
RN  - 0 (Bromine Compounds)
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Bromine Compounds/*analysis/metabolism
MH  - *Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Flatfishes/metabolism/*physiology
MH  - Food Chain
MH  - *Food Safety
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/*analysis/metabolism
MH  - Mediterranean Sea
MH  - Muscles/*chemistry
MH  - Risk Assessment
MH  - Tunisia
MH  - Water Pollutants, Chemical/*analysis/metabolism
EDAT- 2012/12/12 06:00
MHDA- 2013/05/25 06:00
CRDT- 2012/12/11 06:00
PHST- 2012/03/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/10/25 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2012/10/26 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2012/12/11 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/12/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/05/25 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0147-6513(12)00395-8 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.10.021 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2013 Feb;88:55-64. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.10.021. 
      Epub 2012 Dec 6.