Toxicity of phthalate esters in fish and shellfish from Virginia beach using matrix solid phase dispersion (MSPD) and GC-MS. | [Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan • 2013]

Author(s):

1. Alia Bano Munshi: Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Center of Environmental Studies, Karachi, Pakistan

2. Nasim Karim: Department of Pharmacology, Bahria University, Medical and Dental College, 13 Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan

3. Sohail Shaukat: Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Center of Environmental Studies, Karachi, Pakistan

4. Durdana Hashmi: Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Center of Environmental Studies, Karachi, Pakistan

5. Gregory Dale Boardman: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 417 Durham Hall (0246), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, United States America

6. George Joseph Flick: Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, United States America

Abstract:

This study presents the outcome of an investigation on the occurrence of phthalates, in eight edible marine fish species from lower James River, Chesapeake Bay along the Virginia Coast of Atlantic ocean. These include shell fish like Crab(Callinectes sapidus), Clam(Merccnaria), Oyster(C. ariakensis), and white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) from aquaculture center of Virginia Tech. These were analyzed for their content of Dimethyl Phthalate, Diethyl Phthalate, Di-n-butyl Phthalate , butyl benzyl Phthalate , bis(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate ,and di-n-octyl Phthalate Mean concentrations (range) of Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) and di- n-butyl phthalate (DBP) in fish samples were 1.1 (Centropristis striate) (1.98±0.92) µg/g (wet weight) and Oyster (C. ariakensis) (2.30 µg/g (wet weight), were higher than those in other fish species.

Page(s): 1465-1473

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Published: Journal: Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, Volume: 35, Issue: 6, Year: 2013

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