As PPCPs have been continually detected in water and fish, the
consumption of fish and water can lead to an ingestion of the
HHCB, AHTN, MK, TCS and DHP in humans and animals. The objective
of this study is to monitor the concentration of the compounds
in eight different species of edible fish fillets that were purchased
from local grocery markets in the Midwest region of the United
States. The sampled fish have been analyzed simultaneously by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) method using
selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode. To our knowledge, this is
the first report on determination of nitromusks, TCS and DPH in
edible fish fillets obtained from the local grocery stores. Therefore,
these data could generate interest from scientific community and
regulatory authorities for screening other PPCPs in edible fish.