“…In another study performed in Türkiye, it was found that the level of PTEs including Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, and Fe in muscle tissue of shrimps was less than the authorized range of WHO and FDA limit ( Olgunoğlu et al, 2015 ). Several studies have been conducted in recent years on the concentration of PTEs in shrimps of Mediterranean sea ( Dökmeci et al, 2014 , Olgunoğlu et al, 2015 , Oudainia et al, 2023 , Özden, 2010 , Skordas et al, 2022 , Soultani et al, 2021 ), but there was no meta -analysis study on the concentration of PTEs in shrimps of Mediterranean. The main aims of current study were meta -analysis concentration of PTEs in shrimps of Mediterranean and health risk assessment.…”