Human health risk of methylmercury from fish consumption at the largest floodplain in Colombia

Marrugo‐Negrete, José; Vargas-Licona, Shirly Paola; Ruíz-Guzmán, Javier Alonso; Marrugo-Madrid, Siday; Bravo, Andrea G.; Dı́ez, Sergi

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.109050

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“…A certified dogfish muscle standard DORM-2 (4.46 ± 0.25 µg g −1 ) from NRCC was used for process quality control. The recovery percentage of THg (99.6 ± 0.2%, n = 3), the detection and quantification limit were calculated based on the methodology proposed by Marrugo-Negrete et al., [6] .…”

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Dataset of concentrations of mercury and methylmercury in fish from a tropical river impacted by gold mining in the Colombian Pacific

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This data article includes information on the impact of gold mining along five zones of a tropical river in the Pacific region of Colombia. The concentrations of total mercury (THg), total length, mertimercury (MeHg) were determined in 16 species of fish. With this information, it was shown as the concentrations of mercury in fish are influenced by the distribution in the contamination along the Atrato River Basin [1] . Further, THg and MeHg concentrations were related with the trophic level to show biomagnification, and with total length to show bioaccumulation, which is important to establish the potential risk to the environment and also to the health of the inhabitants living along the basin from the consumption of fish.

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Dataset of concentrations of mercury and methylmercury in fish from a tropical river impacted by gold mining in the Colombian Pacific

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“…where WFC is the weekly intake (g/week) of fish; C MeHg is the median concentration of MeHg (µg/kg) in fish calculated considering that most of the Hg in fish is MeHg (higher than 80%), and most of the MeHg ingested through fish consumption is quickly absorbed into the body [26,27]; BW is the body weight of the person (kg). Additionally, the permissible safety level (MeHg PSL ), which is the concentration of MeHg that the consumed fish species should contain to avoid exceeding the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI) of MeHg established by JECFA (1.6 µg/kg BW/week), was calculated using the following equation [26]:…”

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Assessment of Potential Health Risks Associated with the Intake of Heavy Metals in Fish Harvested from the Largest Estuary in Colombia

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This study assesses the potential human health risks posed by six heavy metals (Hg, As, Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn) found in five of the most consumed fish species (Mugil incilis, Centropomus undecimalis, Cathorops mapale, Eugerres plumieri, and Elops smithi) collected by the riverine population living in Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta (CGSM), the largest estuary in Colombia. Metal concentrations were low compared with those reported in other regions around the world and the maximum value established by international monitoring organizations. The estimation of the potential risk (HQ) indicated that Cu and Hg could generate negative effects in groups of women of childbearing age (WCA) and the remaining population (RP), because they exceeded their related reference doses, with HQ values > 1; however, Cu and Hg concentrations were not high in fish and EWI, MFW, or MeHgPSL values shows that there is no evidence of a potential health risk from MeHg exposure in the study population. Therefore, the recommendations are to establish continuous monitoring of heavy metals together with strategies that address the high fish consumption, as well as to implement mechanisms for the mitigation of contamination of the watershed, to ensure the safety of organisms in the ecosystem and human health, not only of populations who depend on aquatic resources in the area but also of those that market and consume these resources in the Colombian Caribbean.

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“…The proximity increase of mining areas to human populations, including indigenous peoples and traditional and local communities, has grown in the last 20 years, generating territorial conflicts and food insecurity (Alonso et al 2018;Horowitz et al 2018;Vega et al 2018). Ensuring food security is a challenge in the 21 st century since, in addition to providing food for everyone, guaranteeing its safety is also needed (Marrugo-Negrete et al 2020). However, due to the proximity increase to contaminated areas, indigenous peoples and traditional and local communities' health and food security are threatened; these populations are three-four times more vulnerable to diseases from unhealthy or unsafe food (Brisbois et al 2019;Marrugo-Negrete et al 2020).…”

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“…Ensuring food security is a challenge in the 21 st century since, in addition to providing food for everyone, guaranteeing its safety is also needed (Marrugo-Negrete et al 2020). However, due to the proximity increase to contaminated areas, indigenous peoples and traditional and local communities' health and food security are threatened; these populations are three-four times more vulnerable to diseases from unhealthy or unsafe food (Brisbois et al 2019;Marrugo-Negrete et al 2020). This vulnerability is partially due to food contamination from metals produced by mineral extraction (Brisbois et al 2019).…”

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Is it safe to consume medicinal plants in mined areas? Investigating possible effects caused by a metal-contaminated plant in southern Brazil

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Mineral extraction areas are a significant environmental concern due to soil, water, and plant food resources contamination. Some medicinal plant species, such as those of the genus Baccharis, potentially bioaccumulate toxic elements. We evaluate the metal content from coal mining activity present in Baccharis sagittalis and in the soil; and whether this plant consumption represents a risk to human health. Cd and Pb presented levels that exceed those recommended by three global health agencies. Cd and Pb showed high levels in the projections of the daily intake recommended by international health agencies. After interviewing local residents close to mining areas, we found that 53.8 % of the interviewees mentioned the consumption of Baccharis sagittalis as infusion. These results indicate that the consumption of metal-contaminated Baccharis sagittalis can cause health problems as those metals accumulate in the human body. However, studies on Al, Ba, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, and Zn acceptable levels in plants consumed by humans are scarce. The contamination of plant species with associated traditional use close to mining areas can increase food security vulnerability of people who live near those areas and are constantly exposed to these agents, using plants gathered in the region.

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Human health risk of methylmercury from fish consumption at the largest floodplain in Colombia

Cited by 34 publications

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Dataset of concentrations of mercury and methylmercury in fish from a tropical river impacted by gold mining in the Colombian Pacific

Dataset of concentrations of mercury and methylmercury in fish from a tropical river impacted by gold mining in the Colombian Pacific

Assessment of Potential Health Risks Associated with the Intake of Heavy Metals in Fish Harvested from the Largest Estuary in Colombia

Is it safe to consume medicinal plants in mined areas? Investigating possible effects caused by a metal-contaminated plant in southern Brazil

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