Monitoring and Dietary Exposure Assessment of Elements in Mediterranean Mussels in İstanbul, Türkiye

Abstract

In this study, concentrations of elements were determined by an ICP-MS device in the edible tissues of Mytilus galloprovincialis. According to the results obtained in the study, As, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Zn in the digestive gland of M. galloprovincialis were above the maximum limits (mgkg-1), which were 0.67 for Cd, 6.9 for As, 0.79 for Pb, 2 for Ni and 42.6 for Zn. The results show that Cd and As mean concentrations in muscle of M. galloprovincialis and Cd and Ni mean concentrations in gills of M. galloprovincialis were above the maximum limits. Furthermore, it was observed that the highest value belonged to As in the digestive gland of mussels with 65.4% of Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake. In addition to, the lowest percentage belonged to Zn with 0.2% of PTWI in muscles and 0.3% of PTWI in gills of the mussels.