Comparation of Heavy Metals and Selenium Contents in The Digestive Gland and Gills of Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819) Caught in Izmir Bay (Turkey)

Yabanlı, Murat

doi:10.5505/tjb.2015.32448

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“…The heavy meal concentration in the tested samples were in the following order: As > Pb > Cd > Hg. The study by Yabanli et al 20 has also found the presence of heavy metals in the tissue of mussels, with the reported values (mg kg −1 of dry weight) as follows: 0.17 and 0.15 for Cr, 28.62 and 29.49 for Fe, 0.25 and 0.29 for Ni, 2.53 and 1.78 for Cu, 18.52 and 22.03 for Zn, 1.26 and 1.08 for As, 0.04 and 0.04 for Cd, 0.02 and 0.02 for Hg, 0.19 and 0.16 for Pb, 0.40 and 0.48 for Se. In addition, it has been proven that the presence of heavy metals can cause proteosome-mediated protein degradation in crab ( Cancer paragus ) but the effect was smaller compared to other species of crustaceans such as lobsters 21 .…”

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Assessment of health risks associated with heavy metal concentration in seafood from North-Western Croatia

Traven,

Marinac-Pupavac,

Žurga

et al. 2023

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The following study aims at assessing the health risks associated with the consumption of the most commonly consumed seafood in the north-western part of Croatia due to the presence of heavy metals. Samples of seafood were collected and analysed for lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) content. Analyses of Cd and Pb were carried out by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) whereas Hg content was measured using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Metal concentrations were in the following order Hg > Pb > Cd for the gilthead seabream, European hake, sardines, and tuna fish whereas in the Patagonian squid cadmium (Cd) was the heavy metal with the highest concentration, with the order of other metals being Cd > Hg > Pb. The heavy metal concentrations have been used to address the health risks using the Estimated Weekly Intake (EWI), Target Hazard Quotients (THQ), and Hazard Indices (HI). The findings revealed that the concentrations of the tested heavy metals, expressed on a per wet weight basis, did not exceed the Maximum Residue Levels (MRL) for those compounds mandated by national Croatian legislation. However, the HI for Hg was above 1, indicating a risk of adverse health effects due to the presence of this heavy metal in the consumed seafood. We conclude that the consumption of certain type of seafood such as the tuna fish should be limited when sensitive segments of the population such as children, elderly and pregnant women are concerned. Our results strongly advocate for a more stringent seafood quality control in the region.

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