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author Méndez, Sandra
Montes, Rosa
Raimundo, Joana
López-Castillo, Daylin
López-Vázquez, Javier
Caetano, Miguel
Lopes, Clara
Figueiredo, Cátia
Pinheiro, Marlene
Alves, Nélson
Capela, Ricardo
Barros, Susana
Morais, Hugo
Neuparth, Teresa
Santos, Miguel M
Quintana, José Benito
Rodil, Rosario
author_facet Méndez, Sandra
Montes, Rosa
Raimundo, Joana
López-Castillo, Daylin
López-Vázquez, Javier
Caetano, Miguel
Lopes, Clara
Figueiredo, Cátia
Pinheiro, Marlene
Alves, Nélson
Capela, Ricardo
Barros, Susana
Morais, Hugo
Neuparth, Teresa
Santos, Miguel M
Quintana, José Benito
Rodil, Rosario
Méndez, Sandra
Montes, Rosa
Raimundo, Joana
López-Castillo, Daylin
López-Vázquez, Javier
Caetano, Miguel
Lopes, Clara
Figueiredo, Cátia
Pinheiro, Marlene
Alves, Nélson
Capela, Ricardo
Barros, Susana
Morais, Hugo
Neuparth, Teresa
Santos, Miguel M
Quintana, José Benito
Rodil, Rosario
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Screening of organic pollutants in mollusc and fish samples from the Portuguese coast by combining liquid and gas chromatography with high resolution mass spectrometry. Méndez, Sandra Montes, Rosa Raimundo, Joana López-Castillo, Daylin López-Vázquez, Javier Caetano, Miguel Lopes, Clara Figueiredo, Cátia Pinheiro, Marlene Alves, Nélson Capela, Ricardo Barros, Susana Morais, Hugo Neuparth, Teresa Santos, Miguel M Quintana, José Benito Rodil, Rosario Animals Portugal Fishes Water Pollutants, Chemical Mollusca Environmental Monitoring Chromatography, Liquid Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Mass Spectrometry Chromatography, Gas In recent years, the presence of organic pollutants (OPs) in biota samples, especially in species which are intended for human consumption, has generated major concern. Thus, legislation on presence and levels has been created and/or updated in order to achieve safe food products for consumers. During the years 2020 and 2022 in the frame of the project "Contaminant levels in species of commercial interest captured in the Portuguese Maritime Area - CEIC", different species of fish and molluscs were collected in 4 main areas of the Portuguese coast. Samples were processed by matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) and injected into gas and liquid chromatographic systems coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry analysers. A total of 82 OPs were identified using liquid chromatography (LC), most being pharmaceuticals, 56 OPs were identified by gas chromatography (GC) using a high-resolution mass spectra library. In addition, 38 chlorine/bromine-containing compounds were tentatively identified using the low resolution NIST 2017 database, most of which are used as industrial chemicals. Cluster analysis of samples revealed grouping according to the type of analysed tissue, sampling area and campaign. For the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detected, a quantitative methodology was applied to evaluate concentration levels. Several fish muscle and bivalve mollusc samples exhibited PFAS concentrations that exceeded the permitted levels established by current regulations, with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) showing particularly elevated levels in the analysed samples. In conclusion, the study highlights the widespread occurrence of organic pollutants, particularly PFAS, in commercial marine species along the Portuguese coast, underscoring the urgent need for continued monitoring.
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spellingShingle Screening of organic pollutants in mollusc and fish samples from the Portuguese coast by combining liquid and gas chromatography with high resolution mass spectrometry.
Méndez, Sandra
Montes, Rosa
Raimundo, Joana
López-Castillo, Daylin
López-Vázquez, Javier
Caetano, Miguel
Lopes, Clara
Figueiredo, Cátia
Pinheiro, Marlene
Alves, Nélson
Capela, Ricardo
Barros, Susana
Morais, Hugo
Neuparth, Teresa
Santos, Miguel M
Quintana, José Benito
Rodil, Rosario
Animals
Portugal
Fishes
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Mollusca
Environmental Monitoring
Chromatography, Liquid
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Mass Spectrometry
Chromatography, Gas
Screening of organic pollutants in mollusc and fish samples from the Portuguese coast by combining liquid and gas chromatography with high resolution mass spectrometry. Méndez, Sandra Montes, Rosa Raimundo, Joana López-Castillo, Daylin López-Vázquez, Javier Caetano, Miguel Lopes, Clara Figueiredo, Cátia Pinheiro, Marlene Alves, Nélson Capela, Ricardo Barros, Susana Morais, Hugo Neuparth, Teresa Santos, Miguel M Quintana, José Benito Rodil, Rosario Animals Portugal Fishes Water Pollutants, Chemical Mollusca Environmental Monitoring Chromatography, Liquid Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Mass Spectrometry Chromatography, Gas In recent years, the presence of organic pollutants (OPs) in biota samples, especially in species which are intended for human consumption, has generated major concern. Thus, legislation on presence and levels has been created and/or updated in order to achieve safe food products for consumers. During the years 2020 and 2022 in the frame of the project "Contaminant levels in species of commercial interest captured in the Portuguese Maritime Area - CEIC", different species of fish and molluscs were collected in 4 main areas of the Portuguese coast. Samples were processed by matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) and injected into gas and liquid chromatographic systems coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry analysers. A total of 82 OPs were identified using liquid chromatography (LC), most being pharmaceuticals, 56 OPs were identified by gas chromatography (GC) using a high-resolution mass spectra library. In addition, 38 chlorine/bromine-containing compounds were tentatively identified using the low resolution NIST 2017 database, most of which are used as industrial chemicals. Cluster analysis of samples revealed grouping according to the type of analysed tissue, sampling area and campaign. For the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detected, a quantitative methodology was applied to evaluate concentration levels. Several fish muscle and bivalve mollusc samples exhibited PFAS concentrations that exceeded the permitted levels established by current regulations, with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) showing particularly elevated levels in the analysed samples. In conclusion, the study highlights the widespread occurrence of organic pollutants, particularly PFAS, in commercial marine species along the Portuguese coast, underscoring the urgent need for continued monitoring.
title Screening of organic pollutants in mollusc and fish samples from the Portuguese coast by combining liquid and gas chromatography with high resolution mass spectrometry.
topic Animals
Portugal
Fishes
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Mollusca
Environmental Monitoring
Chromatography, Liquid
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Mass Spectrometry
Chromatography, Gas
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40876179/