Metals levels in <i>Sarda orientalis</i> collected from the commercial landings of Karachi Fish Harbor, Pakistan (northern Arabian Sea) and assessment of likely health risks to the consumers

Ahmed, Quratulan; Bat, Levent; Öztekin, Ayşah; Ali, Qadeer Mohammad; Ghory, Farhana Shafiq; Yousuf, Farzana

doi:10.1080/00387010.2023.2165506

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“…Despite their well‐known advantages, fish can bioaccumulate toxic heavy metals that are not necessary and may pose a risk to consumers' health at high concentrations. Although heavy metals are naturally occurring trace elements in the aquatic environment with no known beneficial uses (Ahmed et al., 2023; Bat & Arici, 2018). Many different types of toxic metals, including cadmium, lead, arsenic, and mercury, can easily contaminate most fish species.…”

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Metal levels in Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758) and their health risk assessment for consumers

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Yardım,

Öztekin

2024

Environmental Quality Mgmt

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The current study was conducted to determine the residues of Zn, Fe, Cu, Cd, Hg, Pb, and As in the edible tissues of Sander lucioperca. Total of 20 fish individuals collected from Lake Balık, Samsun were analysed by using ICPMS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrophotometer). All metal values in the muscle of S. lucioperca were quite low. Fe is the highest concentration (4.07 mg/kg), whereas Cd had the lowest Cd (0.007 mg/kg). Therefore, it can be said that the bioaccumulation of metals in pike‐perch did not go over the acceptable limits established for these metals by national and international organisations. The hazard quotients (HQs) for individual elements and the hazard index (HI) were all <1 in S. lucioperca, showing no danger by these chemicals when consumed by infants, children, and adults. The RIs for Pb were between 1.45 × 10−7 and 4.30 × 10−7, indicating their insignificant carcinogenic risks, whereas for As these values were between 2.78 × 10−5 and 1.06 × 10−4, indicating their tolerable or acceptable carcinogenic risks.

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