Juliana R Gadelha, A Cristina Rocha, Carolina Camacho, Ethel Eljarrat, Andrea Peris, Yann Aminot, James W Readman, Vasiliki Boti, Christina Nannou, Margarita Kapsi, Triantafyllos Albanis, Filipa Rocha, Ana Machado, Adriano Bordalo, Luísa M P Valente, Maria Leonor Nunes, António Marques, C Marisa R Almeida
The study aim was to determine a range of relevant persistent and emerging pollutants in oysters produced in an aquaculture facility located in an important production area, to assure their safety for human consumption. Pollutants, including 16 PAHs, 3 butyltins (BTs), 29 flame retardants (FRs, including organophosphate and halogenated FRs), 35 pesticides (including 9 pyrethroid insecticides) and 13 personal care products (PCPs, including musks and UV filters), were determined in oysters' tissues collected during one year in four seasonal sampling surveys...
May 20, 2019: Science of the Total Environment