Mercury, arsenic and selenium exposure levels in relation to fish consumption in the Mediterranean area

Miklavčič, Ana; Casetta, Anica; Tratnik, Janja Snoj; Mazej, Darja; Krsnik, Mladen; Mariuz, Marika; Sofianou, Katia; Špirić, Zdravko; Barbone, Fabio; Horvat, Milena

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2012.08.010

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“…The third study analyzed mercury in breast milk from Italian, Croatian, Slovenian and Greek women with hair THg levels >1.0 lg g À1 (Miklavčič et al, 2013). The median values for Me/T were 60% in Italians (n = 224), 56% in Croatians (n = 26), 47% in Slovenians (n = 7), and 7% in Greeks (n = 21).…”

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Methylmercury in the breast milk of Japanese mothers and lactational exposure of their infants

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“…Recently, certain studies described MeHg concentrations in breast milk from fish-eating populations in Europe (Valent et al, 2011;Miklavčič et al, 2011Miklavčič et al, , 2013, and inconsistent results regarding the correlation between MeHg in breast milk and fish consumption were obtained.…”

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Methylmercury in the breast milk of Japanese mothers and lactational exposure of their infants

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“…In addition, a strong correlation was found between frequencies of fish consumption in the Mediterranean area and total Hg levels in cord blood (Miklavcic et al 2013). At the same time, populations living in the coastal zones on the Mediterranean Basin-about 150 million individuals-are known to have food habits revolving around local seafood consumption (Brambilla et al 2013).…”

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Mercury health risk assessment among a young adult Lebanese population

Obeid

Fares

Farhat

et al. 2017

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Mercury (Hg) exposure represents a significant public health concern at a global level. This study aims at assessing Hg exposure and risk among Lebanese young adults based on Hg biomonitoring and seafood intake. A group of 166 young adults were administered a questionnaire to assess Hg exposure and were asked to provide a hair sample. Risk assessment was performed: (1) using the US Environmental Protection Agency Hazard Quotient (HQ) model based on fish intake and previously studied local fish Hg concentrations, and (2) by determining the total hair Hg concentration (THHg) using continuous flow-chemical vapor generation atomic absorption spectrometry. Differences in THHg across demographic and exposure subgroups were tested using t test or ANOVA. Correlations between THHg concentrations, fish consumption, and HQ were determined by computing Pearson's r. Higher THHg correlated with higher consumption of Mediterranean rabbitfish/spinefoots (r = 0.27; p = 0.001) and geographical location (p < 0.001) in the bivariate analysis, and remained significant in the adjusted multivariable linear regression model (geographical location: ß = 0.255, 95%CI 0.121-0.388; rabbitfish/spinefoots consumption: ß = 0.016, 95%CI 0.004-0.027). No significant correlations were found between HQ and THHg. In conclusion, this is the first study examining hair Hg levels and fish consumption in a young adult Lebanese population. Our findings constitute valuable baseline data for a local fish advisory and Hg monitoring.

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“…In 14 subpopulations consuming fish periodically from non-industry-contaminated waters in Botswana, 96 Canada, [97][98][99][100][101][102] Norway, 115 Portugal, 117 Spain, 118 Sweden, 81,92,[112][113][114]119 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 120,121 and the United States 122-131 was 0.4 µg/g (upper bound: 2.9). For 27 subpopulations from the Mediterranean, Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean (combined because of similar THHg ranges and referred to as "Mediterranean") in Albania, 132 Croatia, 133 Greece, 133,135 the Islamic Republic of Iran, [136][137][138][139] Italy, 83,133,140 Kuwait, 141 Morocco, 142 Seychelles, 143 b Estimated per capita seafood intake ranges were derived from data reported in selected studies. They were converted to kg per month for comparability.…”

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Global methylmercury exposure from seafood consumption and risk of developmental neurotoxicity: a systematic review

Sheehan

Burke

Navas‐Acien

et al. 2014

Bull. World Health Organ.

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Mercury, arsenic and selenium exposure levels in relation to fish consumption in the Mediterranean area

Cited by 140 publications

References 44 publications

Methylmercury in the breast milk of Japanese mothers and lactational exposure of their infants

Methylmercury in the breast milk of Japanese mothers and lactational exposure of their infants

Mercury health risk assessment among a young adult Lebanese population

Global methylmercury exposure from seafood consumption and risk of developmental neurotoxicity: a systematic review

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