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- - The study analyzed 39 honey samples from Sicily and Calabria for the presence of 26 plasticizers and bisphenol A (BPA) using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), finding that di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate was the most prevalent plasticizer.
- - The concentration of di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate reached up to 202.7 µg/kg, while other plasticizers like di-butylphthalate and varying phthalates showed lower levels, with some not detectable at all.
- - Sicilian honeys had higher levels of certain plasticizers, with 37% containing di-ethylphthalate, while Calabrian honeys
Article Abstract
Twenty-six plasticisers and bisphenol A (BPA) in 39 Sicilian and Calabrian nectar honeys of different botanical south Italian origin were determined by GC-MS. Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate was the most abundant plasticiser in all samples, reaching up 202.7 ± 153.1 µg kg, followed by di-butylphthalate with a concentration of 40.3 ± 9.3 µg kg, whereas the concentration of the other phthalates varied from not detectable to 68.2 µg kg. Trace levels of adipate, sebacate and BPA were not detected in any samples. Among the different floral origin honeys, di-ethylphthalate levels were above the limit of quantification (LOQ) in orange blossom, wildflower and chestnut honey samples. Among the honeys of different geographical origin, di-methylphthalate, di-butylphthalate and di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate concentrations were similar. Calabrian honeys showed levels of di-ethylphthalate always lower than the LOQ, moreover di-(2-methylpropyl)phthalate levels were lower than the Sicilian ones. On the contrary, in Sicilian honeys di-(2-methylpropyl)phthalate levels were higher and di-ethylphthalate was present in 37% of samples.
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