Concentration and Distribution of Organic Pollutants in Fish of Yongxing and Qilianyu Islands, Xisha, China

YAO Huimin; LU Tianqi; ZHONG Yixin; XUN Kanyu; YAN Qiaoli; HUANG Lei

doi:10.15898/j.ykcs.202304280057

2024 Vol. 43, No. 1

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YAO Huimin, LU Tianqi, ZHONG Yixin, XUN Kanyu, YAN Qiaoli, HUANG Lei. Concentration and Distribution of Organic Pollutants in Fish of Yongxing and Qilianyu Islands, Xisha, China[J]. Rock and Mineral Analysis, 2024, 43(1): 152-165. doi: 10.15898/j.ykcs.202304280057

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YAO Huimin, LU Tianqi, ZHONG Yixin, XUN Kanyu, YAN Qiaoli, HUANG Lei. Concentration and Distribution of Organic Pollutants in Fish of Yongxing and Qilianyu Islands, Xisha, China[J]. Rock and Mineral Analysis, 2024, 43(1): 152-165. doi: 10.15898/j.ykcs.202304280057

Concentration and Distribution of Organic Pollutants in Fish of Yongxing and Qilianyu Islands, Xisha, China

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Sanya Institute of South China Sea Geology, Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Sanya 572025, China
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Changsha Natural Resources Comprehensive Survey, China Geological Survey, Changsha 410600, China

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Corresponding author: HUANG Lei, lei841004@163.com

Received Date: 28 April 2023

Revised Date: 06 January 2024

Accepted Date: 16 January 2024

Publish Date: 29 February 2024

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Organic pollutants were widely detected in marine fish in global oceans, and long-term consumption can pose certain health risks to humans. To study the pollution characteristics, 50 fish were collected in Xisha, China, in which Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined by GC-MS. It was found that OCPs, PAHs and PCBs concentrations in fish ranged from 2.23-91.57ng/g ww, 2.11-31.70ng/g ww and 1.55-54.04ng/g ww, respectively. The ratios of DDTs/(DDE+DDD)＞1 in 50% of fish. The ratio of ANT/(ANT+PHE)＞0.1 in 88% of fish and the ratio of FL/(FL+PYR)＞0.5 in 100% of fish. Using the ILCR model to evaluate the ecological risk of fish, the ILCR values of organic pollutants in most fish were below 1×10⁻⁶. The BRIEF REPORT is available for this paper at http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/en/article/doi/10.15898/j.ykcs.202304280057.
- Xisha sea China /
- marine fish /
- organic pollutants /
- gas chromatography-mass spectrometry /
- content characteristics /
- source analysis /
- risk evaluation

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