2,3,7,8-TCDD and 2,3,7,8-TCDF in blue crabs and American lobsters from the Hudson-Raritan estuary and the New York Bight

The extent of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran (TCDF) contamination of 2 types of shellfish within their migratory ranges in a polluted environment was studied by collecting blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus and American lobsters (Homarus americanus) at se...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1994-05, Vol.52 (5), p.734-741
Main Authors: HAUGE, P. M, BELTON, T. J, RUPPEL, B. E, LOCKWOOD, K, MUELLER, R. T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Applied ecology
Benzofurans - analysis
Biological and medical sciences
Body Weight - drug effects
Brachyura - chemistry
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on protozoa and invertebrates
Fisheries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Liver - chemistry
Marine Biology
Muscles - chemistry
Nephropidae - chemistry
New Jersey
New York
Pancreas - chemistry
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins - analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
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Summary:The extent of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran (TCDF) contamination of 2 types of shellfish within their migratory ranges in a polluted environment was studied by collecting blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus and American lobsters (Homarus americanus) at sea and purchasing in markets. Samples of hepatopancreas and thoracic, claw, leg and tail meat were homogenized, saponified, extracted, acid-washed, cleaned-up by a series of extractions and elutions, then analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Combined samples from blue crabs from the lower Hudson river and Raritan bay had average TCDD equivalents of 78.2 pg per g which exceeded the no-consumption guideline of 50 pg per g. There were no detectable levels in controls. Concentrations in lobsters were 44.4 and 38.5 pg TCDD equivalents per g for the lower Hudson river and Raritan bay, respectively. Most of the contaminants were in the hepatopancreas with little in the muscle. The commercial origin of some of the shellfish and the relatively high levels of detection cast doubt on the accuracy of the conclusions.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/BF00195496