Public health risk analysis for ambient polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure surrounding a petrochemical complex in Curaçao

Pulster, Erin L.; Johnson, Giffe T.; McCluskey, James; Harbison, Raymond D.

doi:10.1080/10807039.2019.1660140

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“…In addition to an emerging lionfish fishery, Curaçao houses a petroleum refinery, Refinería Isla, which has been the source of numerous oil pollution incidents (Govers et al, 2014; Nagelkerken and Debrot, 1995) and local health issues suspected to be linked to chronic exposure to refinery emissions (Pulster, 2015; Sanhueza et al, 1982; van der Torn, 1999). Additionally, seagrasses around Curaçao have high concentrations of chromium (Cr) and other metal contaminants associated with coastal pollution (Govers et al, 2014).…”

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Bioaccumulation of mercury and other metal contaminants in invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) from Curaçao

Ritger

Curtis

Chen

2018

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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A wide range of ecological and environmental factors influence metal bioaccumulation in fish. Studies of mercury and other metal contaminants in invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish are limited, yet consumption of the invasive predator is increasingly utilized as a management strategy. In this study, we examined the effects of body size, body condition, sex, trophic level, carbon source, diet, depth and capture location on mercury concentrations in lionfish collected from Curaçao. In addition, we examined whether or not a local petroleum refinery is the source of metal contamination in lionfish. Mercury concentrations ranged from 0.008 to 0.106 mg/kg and we found no effect of the petroleum refinery on metal bioaccumulation in lionfish. Low concentrations of metal contaminants indicate lionfish from Curaçao are safe for human consumption.

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