Potential health risks of toxic heavy metals and nitrate via commonly consumed bivalve and vegetable species in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Accumulation of heavy metals in fish is considered a critical problem for human health. Therefore, the study aimed to quantify the concentrations of iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), and lead (Pb) in Oreochromis niloticus and Clarias gariepinus from two areas in Al Sharqia governorate, Egypt, from September 2017 to August 2018. A human health risk assessment was conducted to evaluate the potential hazards associated with fish consumption. Metals concentrations (mg/kg dry weight) in muscles of catfish ranged 1.88-221.26 for Fe; 1.78-19.77 for Zn; BDL-238.51 for Mn; BDL-22.75 for Pb. In muscles of tilapia fish metals concentrations ranged 7.96-149.10 for Fe; 1.20-19.77 for Zn; BDL-230.82 for Mn; BDL-25.93 for Pb. Pb had Hazard quotients (HQs) which indicated potential health risks to tilapia consumers at both study areas and catfish consumers at the Faqous area. Fishermen were at higher risk compared to the other consumers.

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Heavy metals contamination in eye shadows sold in Malaysia and user's potential health risks

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.4103/atmph.atmph_76_17 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 56

Author(s):

YuBin Ho ◽

JacqulineSue Jac Lim ◽

Hazwanee Hamsan

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Health Risks ◽

Potential Health ◽

Heavy Metals Contamination

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Accumulation of heavy metals in the physical and biological systems of Lake Koka, Ethiopia: Implications for potential health risks

Lakes & Reservoirs Research & Management ◽

10.1111/lre.12330 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 314-325

Author(s):

Kassahun Tessema ◽

Brook Lemma ◽

Tadesse Fetahi ◽

Elizabeth Kebede

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Health Risks ◽

Biological Systems ◽

Potential Health

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Heavy metals in indoor dust: Spatial distribution, influencing factors, and potential health risks

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142367 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 755 ◽

pp. 142367

Author(s):

Taoran Shi ◽

Yuheng Wang

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Spatial Distribution ◽

Influencing Factors ◽

Health Risks ◽

Indoor Dust ◽

Potential Health

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Bioaccumulation Levels and Potential Health Risks of Mercury, Cadmium, and Lead in Albacore (Thunnus alalunga, Bonnaterre, 1788) from The Aegean Sea, Greece

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16050821 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. 821 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Nikolaos Stamatis ◽

Nikolaos Kamidis ◽

Pelagia Pigada ◽

Despoina Stergiou ◽

Argyris Kallianiotis

Keyword(s):

Health Risks ◽

Graphite Furnace ◽

Aegean Sea ◽

Absorption Spectrometry ◽

Consumer Health ◽

The European Union ◽

Toxic Heavy Metals ◽

Potential Health ◽

Gf Aas ◽

Cadmium And Lead

Aegean Sea albacore (T. alalunga), fresh or processed, is marketed locally in Greece or exported, mainly to Japan, Italy, Spain, and France. To provide information for consumers and biomonitoring programs and assess the potential human health risks, concentrations of mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) were determined in albacore edible muscle samples from two fishing grounds of the Aegean Sea, Greece via graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS). Of the 82 individuals, 28 contained Cd and three contained Pb above the permissible limits set by the European Union (0.1 mg kg−1 wet wt and 0.3 mg kg−1 wet wt, respectively). None of the samples contained mercury above the limit (1.0 mg kg−1 wet wt). Potential health risks to human via dietary intake of albacore were estimated by the total target hazard quotients (TTHQs), which indicated that the consumers could acquire health problems due to consumption of Aegean Sea albacore. Thus consequently, concentrations of toxic heavy metals in albacore, especially mercury, must be monitored regularly and comprehensively with respect to consumer health.

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