Toxicity of Phthalate Esters in Fish and Shellfish from Virginia Beach Using Matrix Solid Phase Dispersion (MSPD) and GC-MS

concentrations (range) of Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) and din-butyl phthalate (DBP) in fish samples were 1.1 (<0.01-1.5), 0.22 (<0.01-1.1) and 0.14 (<0.01-1.3) µg g−1; those in shell fishery were 1.2 (<0.02-1.3), 0.13 (<0.01-0.27) and 0.09 (<0.02-0.22) µg g−1, respectively. The highest concentration of bis (2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate in fish samples were found in Atlantic mackerel (Centropristis striate) (1.98±0.92) µg/g (wet weight) and Oyster (C.ariakensis) (2.30 µg/g (wet weight), were higher than those in other fish species.