Publications by authors named "Y Aminot"
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- The study evaluates the common sole as a sentinel species for monitoring environmental contamination by comparing it with two similar flatfish species: common dab and European flounder.
- Findings show that sole has lower levels of some contaminants (like mercury and cadmium) but higher levels of others (such as PCBs and PFOS) and exhibits various biological responses indicative of sensitivity to pollution.
- The research concludes that due to its prevalence and responsiveness to chemical contaminants, the common sole is recommended for future ecotoxicological monitoring in marine environments.
We report the first empirical confirmation of the co-occurrence of organophosphate esters (OPEs) additives and microplastics (MPs) in benthic compartments from the Loire estuary. Higher median concentrations of MPs (3387 items/kg dw), ∑tri-OPEs (12.0 ng/g dw) and ∑di-OPEs (0.
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- A collaborative study involving 16 participants from nine European countries aimed to standardize the detection of environmental contaminants in fish samples using advanced analytical techniques like liquid chromatography and gas chromatography paired with high-resolution mass spectrometry.
- Participants analyzed freeze-dried fish samples from contaminated and reference sites, identifying a varying percentage of spiked compounds, and yielding unique features depending on the analytical method used.
- Results showed that inconsistencies in the identification of contaminants were largely influenced by differing data analysis methods among participants, highlighting the need for improved standardization in environmental screening practices.
High resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS)-based non-target analysis coupled with ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is gaining momentum due to its ability to provide complementary information which can be useful in the identification of unknown organic chemicals in support of efforts in unraveling the complexity of the chemical exposome. The chemical exposome in the marine environment, though not as well studied as its freshwater counterparts, is not foreign to chemical diversity specially when it comes to potentially bioaccumulative and bioactive polyhalogenated organic contaminants and natural products. In this work we present in detail how we utilized IMS-HRMS coupled with gas chromatographic separation and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) to annotate polyhalogenated organic chemicals in French bivalves collected from 25 sites along the French coasts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPFASs are ubiquitous in the global environment due to their wide use, persistence and bioaccumulation, and are of concern for human health. This study investigated the levels of PFASs in seafood with a view to provide knowledge on the occurrence of PFASs in marine resources and to evaluate seafood safety and human health risk via dietary exposure to coastal communities in the Gulf of Guinea, where there is currently very little data. The sum of targeted PFASs was between 91 and 1510 pg g ww (mean 465 ± 313 pg g ww), with PFOS and long-chain PFCAs prevailing.
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