Health risk assessment of the intake of butyltin and phenyltin compounds from fish and seafood in Taiwanese population

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 164; pp. 568 - 575
• Main Authors: Lee, Ching-Chang, Hsu, Ya-Chen, Kao, Yi-Ting, Chen, Hsiu-Ling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Animals; Butyltins; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Fisheries; Fishes; Food Contamination - analysis; Humans; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Organotin Compounds - analysis; Organotin Compounds - toxicity; Organotins; Paint - analysis; Paint - toxicity; Phenyltins; Risk Assessment; Seafood - analysis; Taiwan; Tolerable average residue level; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity; Young Adult; ISEW, Taiwan; Organotins; Phenyltins; Butyltins; Risk assessment; Tolerable average residue level
• ISSN: 0045-6535; 1879-1298
• DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.08.141

Organotin compounds have been applied as stabilizers for PVCs, fungicides, and pesticides, those can enter water systems through antifouling paints on ships as well as from diverse industrial and agricultural processes. This study aims to monitor the background levels of six organotins in 200 fishery products. In the current study, the high organotin levels are over tolerable average residue levels in Taiwan. Phenyltins (PTs) levels in fish and seafood are higher than butyltins (BTs). Risk assessment showed that 95% upper confidence limits of the hazard index (HI) of organotins were almost all over 1, indicating that there are probability of health impacts for organotin consumption in Taiwanese consumers. Those who consume higher amounts of seafood and fishery may be at a higher risk of health issues, but the data indicate that organotin levels have become controlled in recent years as compared with health risk data published in 2006. •Organotin enter water systems through antifouling paints on ships.•Build up background levels of six organotins in 200 fishery products.•The high organotin levels are over tolerable average residue levels in Taiwan.•PTs level in seafood is obviously higher than BTs.•There are still health impacts for organotin consumption in Taiwanese.