Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor (ED) that is abundant in the environment because of its extensive use in human manufactured products. In this study, the BPA concentration was measured in the muscle and liver of five edible fish, characterized by different habitat and habits, caught in two different sites of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy). Our results show that: (i) fish livers are about 2.5 times more polluted than muscle; (ii) fish caught in the Gulf of Naples are more polluted than those from the Latium coasts, ranging from 1.2-fold more for White Bream to 6.6-fold for Grey Mullet; and (iii) the percentages of fish found to be BPA-polluted in the Gulf of Naples ranged from 73% (for Bass) to 90% (for Mullet), while the Latium fish range from 60% (for Bass) to 90% (for Mullet). These data indicate that consumers of fish caught in the Gulf of Naples are at a greater risk for BPA-induced endocrine pathologies compared to those who consume fish caught along the Latium coasts.

Bisphenol A content in fish caught in two different sites of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy) / Mita, L.; Bianco, M.; Viggiano, E.; Zollo, Franco; Bencivenga, U.; Sica, V.; Monaco, G.; Portaccio, M.; Diano, N.; Colonna, Alfredo; Lepore, M.; Canciglia, P.; Mita, D. G.. - In: CHEMOSPHERE. - ISSN 0045-6535. - 82:3(2011), pp. 405-410. [10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.09.071]

Bisphenol A content in fish caught in two different sites of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy)

ZOLLO, FRANCO;COLONNA, ALFREDO;
2011

Abstract

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor (ED) that is abundant in the environment because of its extensive use in human manufactured products. In this study, the BPA concentration was measured in the muscle and liver of five edible fish, characterized by different habitat and habits, caught in two different sites of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy). Our results show that: (i) fish livers are about 2.5 times more polluted than muscle; (ii) fish caught in the Gulf of Naples are more polluted than those from the Latium coasts, ranging from 1.2-fold more for White Bream to 6.6-fold for Grey Mullet; and (iii) the percentages of fish found to be BPA-polluted in the Gulf of Naples ranged from 73% (for Bass) to 90% (for Mullet), while the Latium fish range from 60% (for Bass) to 90% (for Mullet). These data indicate that consumers of fish caught in the Gulf of Naples are at a greater risk for BPA-induced endocrine pathologies compared to those who consume fish caught along the Latium coasts.
2011
Bisphenol A content in fish caught in two different sites of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy) / Mita, L.; Bianco, M.; Viggiano, E.; Zollo, Franco; Bencivenga, U.; Sica, V.; Monaco, G.; Portaccio, M.; Diano, N.; Colonna, Alfredo; Lepore, M.; Canciglia, P.; Mita, D. G.. - In: CHEMOSPHERE. - ISSN 0045-6535. - 82:3(2011), pp. 405-410. [10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.09.071]
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