The aim of this work was to determine the persistent organic contaminants, such as polychlorinated iphenyls, in tissues of M. merluccius from the Mediterranean Sea, a species that is extremely important in ecological and commercial terms, and definitely representative for the ecosystem in question, in order to assess the environmental quality and risk in the food chain. These compounds are considered among the most dangerous pollutants for environment and human health, because of their fat-soluble nature and their ability to accumulate in the tissues of living organisms and biomagnify through the food chain. In the analysis conducted during this study were included 23 PCB congeners and heavy metals. The detection and quantification of compounds was performed by GC / MS.
DETERMINATION OF PERSISTENT ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN M. MERLUCCIUS FOR THE EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND RISK IN THE FOOD CHAIN
IANNUCCI, Enrica;CAPPELLI, Lucio;PAPETTI, Patrizia
2016-01-01
Abstract
The aim of this work was to determine the persistent organic contaminants, such as polychlorinated iphenyls, in tissues of M. merluccius from the Mediterranean Sea, a species that is extremely important in ecological and commercial terms, and definitely representative for the ecosystem in question, in order to assess the environmental quality and risk in the food chain. These compounds are considered among the most dangerous pollutants for environment and human health, because of their fat-soluble nature and their ability to accumulate in the tissues of living organisms and biomagnify through the food chain. In the analysis conducted during this study were included 23 PCB congeners and heavy metals. The detection and quantification of compounds was performed by GC / MS.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
