Organic UV filter concentrations in marine mussels from French coastal regions
Abstract
The accumulation of EHMC, OCT and OD-PABA, three common UV filter compounds, was investigated in marine mussels. Wild Mytilus edulis and Mytilus galloprovincialis were sampled in ten sites along the French Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts from June to November. In mussel tissues, 100% of the samples had quantifiable EHMC concentrations ranging from 3 to 256ngg(-1) dry weight, while 55% of the samples had detectable OCT concentrations ranging from under 2 to 7 112ngg(-1) dry weight. These concentrations significantly increased with the rising air temperature in summer, the recreational pressure and the geomorphological structure of the sampling sites (its lack of openness to the wide). This is the first study to report bioaccumulation of UV filters in marine mussels, thus highlighting the need for further monitoring and assessment.
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UV filters can cause toxic effects.
“In fact, many studies have confirmed the detection of UV filters in human biological samples [12,13] and in marine organisms [14,15,16,17], thus confirming the hypothesis of UV filter-derived toxic effects.”
From UV Filters: Challenges and Prospects (2022) · cites this paper as [14]
UV filters have dangerous and noxious effects on diverse aquatic species including mussels, algae, crustaceans, corals, sea urchins, fish, and dolphins.
“Recently, several studies revealed the dangerous and noxious effects of UV filters towards diverse aquatic species, such as mussels [14,52,53], algae [54], crustaceans [55], corals [56,57,58,59], sea urchins [16], fish [60,61,62], and even in dolphins [63].”
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UV filters have been detected in marine organisms.
“In fact, many studies have confirmed the detection of UV filters in human biological samples [12,13] and in marine organisms [14,15,16,17], thus confirming the hypothesis of UV filter-derived toxic effects.”
From UV Filters: Challenges and Prospects (2022) · cites this paper as [14]
EHMC, Padimate O, and octocrylene were detected in Portuguese marine mussels M. galloprovincialis and M. edulis, with octocrylene at higher concentrations (2-7112 ng/g).
“EHMC (21), Padimate O (24), and octocrylene (30) were detected in Portuguese marine mussels, M. galloprovincialis and M. edulis, being octocrylene (30) detected in higher concentrations (2–7112 ng/g), in both organisms [14].”
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- Authors
- Bachelot, M., Li, Z., Munaron, D., Le Gall, P., Casellas, C., Fenet, H., & Gomez, E.
- Affiliations
- Laboratoire HydroSciences Montpellier (FR)
- Ifremer (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Fenet, Hélène
- Venue
- Science of The Total Environment
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-03
- Volume
- 420
- Pages
- 273-279
- ISSN
- 0048-9697 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2013367849
- Cited by
- 205
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 8.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Science of The Total Environment (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Keywords
- organic UV filters, octocrylene, Mytilus edulis, Mytilus galloprovincialis, bioaccumulation, Mytilidae, coastal pollution, recreational pressure, air temperature, geomorphology, French Atlantic coast, French Mediterranean coast
- MeSH terms
- Acrylates, Animals, Atlantic Ocean, Cinnamates, Environmental Monitoring, Sunscreening Agents, Mytilus edulis
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