Synthetic Musks in the Environment. Part 1: Species-Dependent Bioaccumulation of Polycyclic and Nitro Musk Fragrances in Freshwater Fish and Mussels

Abstract

Bioaccumulation of polycyclic musks (HHCB, AHTN) and nitro musks (musk xylene, musk ketone, and their amino metabolites) in aquatic biota was investigated by analyzing 18 fish samples (rudd, tench, crucian carp, eel) and 1 pooled zebra mussel sample from the pond of a municipal sewage treatment plant. Furthermore, water samples taken at the effluent of the sewage plant as well as water samples and two series of semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) from the pond were included. This comprehensive data set allowed the determination of species-dependent bioaccumulation factors on a lipid basis (BAF(L)), e.g., for HHCB the BAF(L) in tench were more than 20 times higher than in eel. The BAF(L) for HHCB and AHTN in biota were lower than the partition coefficients K(SPMD/W) obtained from SPMD samples, which are assumed to represent model bioconcentration values. This stresses that metabolism of these compounds in fish must not be neglected.

Investigation of the fate and effects of acetyl cedrene on Capitella teleta and sediment bacterial community

“…The fate of fragrance materials in the aquatic environment can either involve sorption to particles and sedimentation, accumulation in aquatic organisms, (bio)degradation or volatilization to the atmosphere (Osemwengie and Gerstenberger 2004;Salvito et al 2002). Other fragrance materials have been found in aquatic organisms such as mussels, clams and a number of fish species including eels (Draisci et al 1998;Duedahl-Olesen et al 2005;Franke et al 1999;Fromme et al 1999Fromme et al , 2001Gatermann et al 1999Gatermann et al , 2002aOsemwengie and Gerstenberger 2004;Osemwengie and Steinberg 2003) as well as in sharks, seals, otters, dolphins and porpoises (Kannan et al 2005;Nakata 2005). However, AC has to our knowledge not been reported in aquatic organisms.…”

Effects of the polycyclic musk HHCB on individual- and population-level endpoints in Potamopyrgus antipodarum

“…Subsequently, HHCB has been reported in lake and river water (Peck and Hornbuckle, 2004;Moldovan, 2006), in the North Sea (Bester et al, 1998), in biota such as mussels and fish (Fromme et al, 2001a;Gatermann et al, 2002) as well as in top predators, e.g. porpoises, sharks, otters, seals and dolphins (Kannan et al, 2005;Nakata et al, 2007).…”

Industrial Contaminants and Pesticides in Food Products

“…However, since 1981 it is known that artificial musks can be found in fish (Yamagishi et al, 1981(Yamagishi et al, , 1983Rimkus & Wolf, 1995;Fromme et al, 2001;Gatermann et al, 2002), and as a results artificial musks may be present in fish products. The results for musks in this study are given in table 3 at the end of this section.…”