Heavy Metals Concentrations in Fish from Sicily (Mediterranean Sea) and Evaluation of Possible Health Risks to Consumers

Cadmium, lead, mercury and chromium concentrations in fish muscle tissue taken from various Sicilian areas were detected. Fish caught in Siracusa, nearby a petrochemical industrial area, were more contaminated by cadmium, lead and chromium (respectively 0.366, 0.32, 0.72 μg/g) than those from the ot...

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Autores principales: Copat, Chiara, Bella, Francesca, Castaing, Marine, Fallico, Roberto, Sciacca, Salvatore, Ferrante, Margherita
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Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3251775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22020920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00128-011-0433-6
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author Copat, Chiara
Bella, Francesca
Castaing, Marine
Fallico, Roberto
Sciacca, Salvatore
Ferrante, Margherita
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description Cadmium, lead, mercury and chromium concentrations in fish muscle tissue taken from various Sicilian areas were detected. Fish caught in Siracusa, nearby a petrochemical industrial area, were more contaminated by cadmium, lead and chromium (respectively 0.366, 0.32, 0.72 μg/g) than those from the other sites. In the Sicily Channel, we found the highest bioaccumulation of mercury (0.31 μg/g). Although some metals concentrations exceed the limits set by the European regulation, the estimated weekly intake was below the Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake established by the European Food and Safety Authority, and the Target Hazard Quotient values indicate that there is no carcinogenic risk for humans.
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spelling pubmed-32517752012-01-11 Heavy Metals Concentrations in Fish from Sicily (Mediterranean Sea) and Evaluation of Possible Health Risks to Consumers Copat, Chiara Bella, Francesca Castaing, Marine Fallico, Roberto Sciacca, Salvatore Ferrante, Margherita Bull Environ Contam Toxicol Article Cadmium, lead, mercury and chromium concentrations in fish muscle tissue taken from various Sicilian areas were detected. Fish caught in Siracusa, nearby a petrochemical industrial area, were more contaminated by cadmium, lead and chromium (respectively 0.366, 0.32, 0.72 μg/g) than those from the other sites. In the Sicily Channel, we found the highest bioaccumulation of mercury (0.31 μg/g). Although some metals concentrations exceed the limits set by the European regulation, the estimated weekly intake was below the Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake established by the European Food and Safety Authority, and the Target Hazard Quotient values indicate that there is no carcinogenic risk for humans. Springer-Verlag 2011-10-22 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3251775/ /pubmed/22020920 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00128-011-0433-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2011 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
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title_full_unstemmed Heavy Metals Concentrations in Fish from Sicily (Mediterranean Sea) and Evaluation of Possible Health Risks to Consumers
title_short Heavy Metals Concentrations in Fish from Sicily (Mediterranean Sea) and Evaluation of Possible Health Risks to Consumers
title_sort heavy metals concentrations in fish from sicily (mediterranean sea) and evaluation of possible health risks to consumers
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22020920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00128-011-0433-6
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