Arsenic speciation in fish from Greek coastal areas

Kalantzi, Ioanna; Mylona, Kyriaki; Sofoulaki, Katerina; Tsapakis, Manolis; Pergantis, Spiros A.

doi:10.1016/j.jes.2017.03.033

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“…AsB in marine organisms has been reported to be the dominating chemical fraction, often exceeding 90% of TAs (Kalantzi et al., 2017; Ruttens et al., 2012; Zhang et al., 2017). In the Mediterranean Sea, AsB has been described within a wide range, such as 67% to 97% from Grecian waters (Kalantzi, Mylona, Sofoulaki, Tsapakis, & Pergantis, 2017), and 89% to 97% in Italian waters (Storelli & Marcotrigiano, 2001). According to the WHO, consumption of small quantities of seafood that contains the less toxic forms of As does not pose a threat to human health (WHO, 2019).…”

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“…The majority of TAs may be attributed to the nontoxic organic form arsenobetaine (AsB), which is the most commonly observed form of As in marine organisms and recognized commonly as “fish arsenic” (Edmonds et al., 1997; Francesconi, 2010; Kalia & Khambholja, 2015). AsB in marine organisms has been reported to be the dominating chemical fraction, often exceeding 90% of TAs (Kalantzi et al., 2017; Ruttens et al., 2012; Zhang et al., 2017). In the Mediterranean Sea, AsB has been described within a wide range, such as 67% to 97% from Grecian waters (Kalantzi, Mylona, Sofoulaki, Tsapakis, & Pergantis, 2017), and 89% to 97% in Italian waters (Storelli & Marcotrigiano, 2001).…”

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A survey of arsenic, mercury, cadmium, and lead residues in seafood (fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods) from the south‐eastern Mediterranean Sea

Ramon

Morick

Croot

et al. 2021

Journal of Food Science

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Seafood is capable of bioaccumulating heavy metals (HM), making it a potentially major dietary source of HM for humans. Presently, little data exists on seafood from the eastern‐most boundary of the Mediterranean Sea. This study aims to provide exposure insight of the Israeli population to HM through the consumption of locally caught seafood by assessing the levels of arsenic, mercury, cadmium, and lead in raw tissues of seafood. A wide survey of local fisheries was conducted providing 296 samples from 11 different species, including seven fish, two crustacean, and two cephalopod species. Total arsenic, cadmium, and lead were analyzed by graphite‐furnace atomic absorption. Total mercury was measured by cold‐vapor mercury analyzer. Arsenic speciation was performed by anion chromatography‐inductively coupled plasma sector field mass spectrometry. Results suggested that the total arsenic concentrations were significantly higher in crustaceans and cephalopods than fish. Arsenic speciation revealed two samples that exceed 1 mg/kg of inorganic arsenic, whereas methylated arsenic was below the detection limit. Elevated mercury levels were detected in the commercial benthic species Mullus barbatus (red mullet), cadmium was detected in one‐third of the samples, and lead detected in eight samples. Comparing the results to health guidelines, 99.4% of seafood tested in this study abide with acceptable levels of heavy metals in seafood, as defined by both Israeli and European Union guidelines.

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A survey of arsenic, mercury, cadmium, and lead residues in seafood (fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods) from the south‐eastern Mediterranean Sea

Ramon

Morick

Croot

et al. 2021

Journal of Food Science

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“…the total arsenic content found in fish species from areas with the highest salinity (e.g., Santos Bay and the CAN estuary) may be associated with salinity. Despite the fact that not all chemical species are toxic, it is important to consider the influence of salinity under Arsenic chemical speciation, once the profile of arsenic transfer related to salinity is already reported in the literature for other aquatic organisms (Zhang et al 2018, Hong et al 2018, Kalantzi et al 2017 and may be explained by the osmoregulation of aquatic organisms exposed to differential haline conditions. In the presence of salts from marine waters, many elements are incorporated into cells after being transported from the water.…”

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Zn, Co, Cr, As, and genotoxic effects in the ichthyofauna species from polluted and non-polluted/protected estuaries of the São Paulo coast, Brazil

Braga

Azevedo

Kuniyoshi

et al. 2019

An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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“…The exposure of fish to arsenic, as other nonessential metals, is conditioned by the concentration of this element in the surrounding water (Pagenkopf, 1983). Kalantzi et al (2017) found As values for sardine and anchovy in the Greek coastline as 8.6 to 58.8 mg kg -1 dw. Similar to these findings, the amount of As in our study was found to be 4.32-69.44 μg g -1 dw.…”

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The effects of season on the metal levels of tissues of some lessepsian species caught from the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea

Karaytuğ

Ağilkaya

Ayas

2018

Marine Science and Technology Bulletin

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The concentrations of iron, copper, zinc, chromium, arsenic, cadmium and lead were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) in the muscle, gill, brain and liver tissues of lessepsian fish species sampled from Taşucu region located on the south of Turkish coastal waters in the Mediterranean Sea for all seasons. While iron showed the highest levels, cadmium showed the lowest levels in the examined tissues of all fish species (Pelates quadrilineatus, Upeneus moluccensis, Nemipterus randalli, Saurida lessepsianus). Metal levels showed tissue-dependent changes in the species studied. Cadmium was detected only in the liver tissue in all fish, in addition to a few other tissues (U. moluccensis's brain tissues in summer season and P. quadrilineatus's gill tissues in winter season). The maximum accumulation of Fe except for N. randalli and S. lessepsianus was detected in liver tissue. The maximum accumulation of Cu in all species was detected in liver tissue. The maximum accumulation of Zn except for S. lessepsianus was also detected in liver tissue. The highest accumulations of As and Cr in other fish species except for N. randalli were also detected in liver tissue. Except for As accumulation in N. randalli, the least accumulation for metals in all species was determined in muscle tissue. According to the seasons, there was no statistically significant relation between metal accumulations. Metal concentrations in edible parts of fish species were 17.26-108.22 µg g -1 dw for iron, 0.54-3.65 µg g -1 dw for copper, 11.50-31.17 µg g -1 dw for zinc, 0.32-1.09 µg g -1 dw for chromium, 4.32-69.44 µg g -1 dw for arsenic, below limit (not detectable) for cadmium, N.D.-1.12 µg g -1 dw for lead. In this study, for all metals except arsenic there is no health risk through an exposure of consumption of certain fish. Additionally, the results obtained for the elements in analyzed fish species were within acceptable limits for human consumption.

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Arsenic speciation in fish from Greek coastal areas

Cited by 53 publications

References 60 publications

A survey of arsenic, mercury, cadmium, and lead residues in seafood (fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods) from the south‐eastern Mediterranean Sea

A survey of arsenic, mercury, cadmium, and lead residues in seafood (fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods) from the south‐eastern Mediterranean Sea

Zn, Co, Cr, As, and genotoxic effects in the ichthyofauna species from polluted and non-polluted/protected estuaries of the São Paulo coast, Brazil

The effects of season on the metal levels of tissues of some lessepsian species caught from the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea

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