Bisphenols and benzophenone UV filters are contaminants present in a wide variety of plastic materials and consumer products. The scientific attention towards these contaminants has increased in recent years due to their presence in microplastics, their ubiquitous occurrence in the environment, and their known endocrine disrupting health effects. In this study, the occurrence of nine bisphenol analogues and five benzophenone UV-filters was assessed in wild brown mussels (Perna perna) collected from different sampling sites along the coast of Algoa Bay, South Africa. Eleven out of fourteen target contaminants were detected, and bisphenol AP (BPAP) was detected for the first time in mussels, presenting the highest median concentration of 150 ng g⁻¹ dry weight (d.w.) and a detection frequency of 91%. Regarding benzophenone UV-filters, median concentrations of the analogues ranged from 2.01 to 10.6 ng g⁻¹ d.w., with benzophenone-1 (BzP-1) and benzophenone-3 (BzP-3) presenting the highest concentrations. Human exposure was assessed by Estimating Daily Intakes (EDI) of the target contaminants through mussel consumption. To our knowledge, this is the first study from the African continent on the occurrence of bisphenols and benzophenone UV-filters in a large population (n = 138) of wild brown mussels.

双酚和二苯甲酮紫外线过滤剂是存在于各种塑料材料和消费品中的污染物。近年来，由于它们存在于微塑料中，它们在环境中无处不在，以及它们已知的内分泌干扰健康影响，对这些污染物的科学关注有所增加。在这项研究中，评估了从南非阿尔戈亚湾沿岸不同采样点采集的野生褐贻贝 ( Perna perna ) 中出现的九种双酚类似物和五种二苯甲酮紫外线过滤剂。检测到 14 种目标污染物中的 11 种，首次在贻贝中检测到双酚 AP (BPAP)，最高中值浓度为 150 ng g ^-1干重 (dw) 和 91% 的检测频率。关于二苯甲酮紫外线过滤剂，类似物的中值浓度范围为 2.01 至 10.6 ng g ^-1 dw，二苯甲酮-1 (BzP-1) 和二苯甲酮-3 (BzP-3) 浓度最高。通过食用贻贝估计目标污染物的每日摄入量 (EDI) 来评估人体暴露量。据我们所知，这是非洲大陆首次对大量野生褐贻贝（n = 138）中出现双酚和二苯甲酮紫外线过滤剂的研究。