To determine the contamination levels and characteristics of organic ultraviolet absorbents(OUVs) in aquatic products in Weihai, and assess the dietary exposure risks.
This study examined farmed and wild-caught seafood products purchased in Weihai City and collected from its nearshore waters. A gel permeation chromatography (GPC) purification combined with gas chromatography-triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry(GC-MS/MS) was employed to determine the residual levels of 19 kinds of organic ultraviolet absorbents (OUVs) in the samples. Furthermore, the hazard index model was applied to conduct a dietary exposure assessment of OUVs in marine products.
The results showed that 2-hydroxy-4-n-octoxybenzophenone (UV-531), octyl methoxycinnamate(EHMC) and homosalate (HMS) were the predominant OUV contaminants in marine products from this region. The total residual levels of OUVs in 4 kinds of categories of marine products decreased in the order of: shellfish[(35.21±16.48) ng/g dry weight] > crabs [(26.4±15.98) ng/g dry weight] > marine fish [(14.65±7.38) ng/g dry weight] >cultured fish [(12.37±6.84) ng/g dry weight]. The results of exposure and health risk assessment showed that the total average and maximum daily exposure doses of OUVs via the 4 kinds of categories of marine products for the general Chinese population were 11.57 ng/kg bw/day and 25.88 ng/kg bw/day, respectively, both of which were much lower than the estimated reference values. The hazard quotients of individual OUVs and the cumulative total hazard quotient for seafood from this sea area were both less than 1.
At the current pollution level, the health risk associated with dietary exposure to OUVs via consumption of marine products from this region is acceptable.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |