Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS
Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages 207-212Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/15275922.2014.930940
Keywords
triclosan; gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS); Kaveri River; fish tissue; bioaccumulation factor (BAF); risk assessment
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- University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi through UGC non-SAP grant
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Triclosan is a common antimicrobial agent that is found in significant levels in the aquatic environment and may elicit effects on aquatic organisms through unexpected modes of action. In this study, triclosan was quantified in fish from the Kaveri River, India, by using the gas chromatography and mass spectrometry technique and it was found in the range of 0.73-50 ng/g wet weight (ww). The mean bioaccumulation factor based on water (BAF(w) 820) and sediment (BAF(s) 2.12) in the Kaveri River showed that triclosan is accumulative in fish, and reflects its feeding behavior. The bioaccumulation indicates triclosan's persistence or prevalence throughout the river stretch. Human risk assessment through dietary intake demonstrated that the triclosan exposure is five orders of magnitude lower than the acceptable daily intake (50 mu g/kg bw) and US EPA reference dose (300 mu g/kg bw/day). This investigation is the first to report the bioaccumulation of triclosan in freshwater fish from India. Further, the results indicate that this fish acts as a biomarker of exposure for triclosan and thus shall be used to report triclosan pollution in the future.
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