A Method Scope Extension for the Simultaneous Analysis of POPs, Current-Use and Banned Pesticides, Rodenticides, and Pharmaceuticals in Liver. Application to Food Safety and Biomonitoring

The screening of hundreds of substances belonging to multiple chemical classes in liver is required in areas such as food safety or biomonitoring. We adapted a previous QuEChERS-based method in blood to the liver matrix and applied to these fields of study. The validation of the method allowed the i...

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Published in:Toxics (Basel) 2021-09, Vol.9 (10), p.238
Main Authors: Rial-Berriel, Cristian, Acosta-Dacal, Andrea, Zumbado, Manuel, Henríquez-Hernández, Luis, Rodríguez-Hernández, Ángel, Macías-Montes, Ana, Boada, Luis, Travieso-Aja, María, Martin Cruz, Beatriz, Luzardo, Octavio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agrochemicals
Bans
Biomonitoring
Birds
Chemical contaminants
Chemicals
Consumption
Contaminants
Contamination
DDE
Drug resistance
environmental pollution
Farms
Food contamination
Food safety
GC-MS/MS
LC-MS/MS
Liver
Methods
Nitrous oxide
persistent organic pollutants
Pesticides
Pharmaceuticals
Pollutants
Quality standards
QuEChERS
Rodenticides
Trace levels
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Summary:The screening of hundreds of substances belonging to multiple chemical classes in liver is required in areas such as food safety or biomonitoring. We adapted a previous QuEChERS-based method in blood to the liver matrix and applied to these fields of study. The validation of the method allowed the inclusion of 351 contaminants, 80% with a LOQ < 2 ng/g. In the analysis of 42 consumer liver samples, we detected trace levels of 29 different contaminants. The most frequent and concentrated was 4,4’-DDE. POPs accounted for 66% of the compounds detected. In no case was the MRL reached for any of the contaminants detected. We also applied the method to 151 livers of wild birds to perform a biomonitoring pilot study in the Canary Islands. We detected 52 contaminants in 15 bird species. These were also mostly POPs, although high frequencies and concentrations of anticoagulant rodenticides (AR) and some other agricultural pesticides also stand out. POPs and AR contamination levels were significantly higher in terrestrial birds, raptors and particularly in nocturnal birds. Pesticide contamination levels were also higher in terrestrial birds, as well as in non-raptors and diurnal birds. The validated method is simple, robust, and sensitive and performs well in a variety of practical scenarios, where it can be carried out relatively quickly and inexpensively.
ISSN:2305-6304
2305-6304
DOI:10.3390/toxics9100238