Seafood represent an important food source for human, and seafood quality is associated with marine environment quality. PAHs are one of the main organic environmental contaminants and they can be introduced into the body through different way (ingestion, inhalation, dermal absorption). We present data on bioaccumulation of the sixteen PAHs, defined priority by the U.S.- EPA, in Sardina pilchardus, Solea solea and Donax trunculus, three species caught in the Catania Gulf and highly consumed by the local population. The risk to develop chronic systemic and carcinogenic effects due to the consumption of these target species was evaluated through the EDI, THQ and CR. EDI derived from D. trunculus ingestion falls within the range calculated by the EFSA. The THQ is less than 1, and the CR calculated for the Benzo(a)Pyrene is at the limit of the ARL (1✕10⁻⁵). EDI derived from S. pilchardus and S. solea ingestion are below the range calculated by the EFSA. The THQ is less than 1, and the CR is below the acceptable risk level. The contamination level found in local seafood determines a low risk to develop chronic systemic effects, but the cancer risk could be of health concern especially for high-frequency molluscs consumers.

海鲜是人类重要的食物来源，而海鲜的质量与海洋环境的质量有关。PAHs是主要的有机环境污染物之一，它们可以通过不同的方式（摄入，吸入，皮肤吸收）引入体内。我们介绍了16种多环芳烃的生物积累量数据，这是美国环保局确定的优先品种，包括沙丁鱼，索莱亚solea和山毛t（在卡塔尼亚湾捕获的三种物种，当地居民食用率很高）。通过消耗EDI，THQ和CR评估了由于食用这些目标物种而导致产生慢性全身和致癌作用的风险。从D.trunculus衍生的EDI摄入量落在EFSA计算的范围内。所述THQ小于1，而对于苯并计算的CR（a）芘是在ARL（1✕10的极限^-5）。食沙门氏菌和沙门氏菌的摄入所产生的EDI低于欧洲食品安全局（EFSA）计算的范围。THQ小于1，CR低于可接受的风险水平。当地海鲜中发现的污染水平确定了产生慢性全身性影响的风险较低，但癌症风险可能与健康有关，特别是对于高频软体动物的消费者。