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Bisphenol A content in fish caught in two different sites of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy) |
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| Authors: | Mita L Bianco M Viggiano E Zollo F Bencivenga U Sica V Monaco G Portaccio M Diano N Colonna A Lepore M Canciglia P Mita D G |
| Institution: | a National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Viale Medaglie d’Oro, 305, 00136 Rome, Italy b Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Via S. M. di Costantinopoli, 16, 80138 Naples, Italy c Department of General Pathology, Second University of Naples, Via L. De Crecchio, 7, 80138 Naples, Italy d Department of Experimental Pharmacology and of Chemistry of Natural Substances, Faculty of Pharmacy, University “Federico II”, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy e Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “ABT” of CNR, Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy f Chair of Medicine of the Sea, Second Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy g Department of Pharmacobiology, University of Messina, Via SS Annunziata, 90168 Messina, Italy |
| 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. |
| Keywords: | Bisphenol A Fish pollution Endocrine disruptors Tyrrhenian Sea |
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