A Food-Safety Risk Assessment of Mercury, Lead and Cadmium in Fish Recreationally Caught from Three Lakes in Poland

Heavy metals are introduced into water due to anthropogenic activities and can significantly affect an entire ecosystem. Due to their close integration with the water environment, fish are a sensitive indicator of contamination. In addition, fish is an important element in human diets, therefore, monitoring the concentrations of metallic contaminants in their meat is particularly important for food safety. This study aimed to assess the pollution of water ecosystems with selected toxic heavy metals in lakes Dratów, Czarne Sosnowickie, and Syczyńskie. The concentration of Pb, Cd, and Hg in water, sediment, and freshwater fish muscle tissue was determined, and a food safety assessment was performed. The analysis of water and sediments showed that the sediments were characterised by a significantly higher concentration of heavy metals. Presumably, this ecosystem element plays an important role in the uptake of heavy metal contaminants by fish whose levels were higher in planktonophagous and benthophagous fish species as compared to predatory fish. The food safety assessment showed that amounts of heavy metals in the muscle tissue posed no threat to the health of consumers ingesting that fish species, neither individually (THQ) nor collectively (TTHQ).

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Paper-based electroanalytical devices for stripping analysis of lead and cadmium in children's shoes

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/d0ra07096c ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (68) ◽

pp. 41482-41487

Author(s):

Chen-Chen Zhu ◽

Ning Bao ◽

Xiao-Lei Huo

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Toxic Heavy Metals ◽

Stripping Analysis ◽

Lead And Cadmium ◽

Potential Sources

Children's shoes are potential sources of toxic heavy metals, especially for younger children.

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Dietary nutrients and health risks from exposure to some heavy metals through the consumption of the farmed common carp (CYPRINUS CARPIO)

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering ◽

10.1007/s40201-021-00647-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Halyna Tkachenko ◽

Natalia Kurhaluk ◽

Olha Kasiyan ◽

Piotr Kamiński

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Common Carp ◽

Muscle Tissue ◽

Cyprinus Carpio ◽

Health Hazard ◽

Daily Intake ◽

Carcinogenic Risk ◽

Toxic Heavy Metals ◽

Dietary Nutrients ◽

Target Hazard Quotients

AbstractCommon carp (Cyprinus carpio) is one of the most important cultured fish species in Poland. The aims of our study were to determine the concentration of essential minerals in the muscle tissue of carp obtained from a pond culture and to compare the content of these minerals with the physiological norms of nutrition for the Polish population, Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA), and Estimated Average Requirements (EAR). The non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk by assessment of the Estimated target hazard quotients (THQ), total target hazard quotients (ΣTHQ), and carcinogenic risk were also studied. The muscle tissue of the carp was rich in macroelements. The pattern significance gradation of element concentrations was as follows: Na > K > Ca > P > Mg > Al > Zn > Fe > Cu > Mn > Cr > Se > Co. The concentration of toxic heavy metals in the samples was lower than the maximum allowable level of metals in food products. The risk of consumption of toxicants by an adult at a daily intake of 100 g of fish was 1.45% for Pb, 0.1% for Hg, 0.02% for Cd, and 0.02% for As, compared to the allowable daily intake for each toxicant. The value of the target hazard quotients of each metal was less than 1, indicating that the intake of a single metal through the consumption of carp meat does not pose a considerable health hazard. The total value of the target hazard quotients was also less than 1, indicating the safety of the combined effects of the chemicals. The major risk contributor was Pb with 82.9%, followed by Hg (9.38%), As (6.43%), and Cd (1.29%).

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Keban Baraj Gölü Örencik Mevkiinden (Elazığ) Yakalanan Capoeta trutta’nın Kas Dokusundaki Bazı Ağır Metal Düzeylerinin Karşılaştırılması

Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology ◽

10.24925/turjaf.v9i7.1250-1257.4361 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 1250-1257

Author(s):

Özgür Canpolat ◽

Metin Çalta

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Heavy Metal ◽

Muscle Tissue ◽

Fish Species ◽

Human Consumption ◽

Potential Health ◽

Fish Samples ◽

Metal Levels ◽

Biological Aspects ◽

The Relationship

Keban Dam Lake is the second largest dam lake in Turkey. In addition, it has the feature of being one of the most important dam lakes in our country in terms of both aquaculture potential and electricity generation. In this study, fish samples belong to Capoeta trutta caught from Örencik region of Keban Dam Lake were used. The concentrations of some heavy metals (copper, iron, zinc, chromium, nickel, cadmium, arsenic and mercury) in muscle of Capoeta trutta and the potential health risk from consumption of this fish species were examined. In addidion, the relationship between the heavy metal levels and some biological aspects of fish (weight, length and sex) were determined. As a result of the study, it was determined that the most and the least accumulated heavy metals in the muscle tissue of Capoeta trutta were zinc and cadmium respectively. The concentration of heavy metals showed differences according to weight, length and sex of fish. The results were found indicated that heavy metal levels in the muscle tissue of Capoeta trutta are below the tolerable values recommended by EPA, WHO and FAO. Therefore, there is not any risk for human consumption of this fish species.

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Toxic elements in free-living freshwater fish, water and sediments in Poland

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy ◽

10.2478/bvip-2014-0091 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 58 (4) ◽

pp. 589-595 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Józef Szkoda ◽

Jan Żmudzki ◽

Agnieszka Nawrocka ◽

Mirosława Kmiecik

Keyword(s):

River Sediments ◽

River Estuary ◽

Absorption Spectrometry ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Fish Muscle ◽

Average Concentration ◽

Predatory Fish ◽

Quality Assurance Programme ◽

Lead And Cadmium ◽

Vistula River

Abstract Samples for analysis were collected from 10 areas, including the major Polish rivers and lakes, with different sources of environmental pollution (industrial, municipal, and farming). The materials was taken from the lakes of Mazury, located in a non-industrialised region, from the Brda River, an area impacted by pig farms, from the lakes of Lipczyno Wielkie/Pomerania, from the Wkra River, an area impacted by poultry farms, from the Dunajec River at the Roznowski Reservoir, from the Vistula River at Cracow and Warsaw, from the Odra River at Wroclaw and the Warta River estuary, and also from Rybnik Power Station Reservoir. Concentrations of Pb, Cd, Hg, and As were analysed in 397 fish muscle and 128 sediment samples using an atomic absorption spectrometry technique. The analytical procedures were covered by a quality assurance programme. It was demonstrated that the average concentrations of lead, cadmium, and arsenic in fish were in the low hundredths and thousandths of a mg/kg and never exceeded permitted limits established for food. Higher values of these elements were found in fish from bodies of water located in the zone of influence of large urban agglomerations, especially the Cracow region. High concentrations of lead and cadmium were also found in Vistula River sediments near Cracow, where the maximum values were 134.10 mg/kg and 21.24 mg/kg dry weight for lead and cadmium respectively. The average concentration of mercury in a predatory fish muscle (0.179 mg/kg) was almost twice as high as in the omnivorous fish (0.103 mg/kg). Only a single fish sample exceeded the maximum limit for this metal (0.50 mg/kg) and did not present a risk to consumers’ health.

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Safety assessment of street vended juices in Multan-Pakistan: A study on prevalence levels of trace elements

International Journal of Food and Allied Sciences ◽

10.21620/ijfaas.v1i1.3 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Saeed Akhtar ◽

Tariq Ismail ◽

Muhammad Riaz

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Food Processing ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Safety Assessment ◽

Developing Economies ◽

Food Sources ◽

Food Crops ◽

Toxic Heavy Metals ◽

Safety Study ◽

Agronomic Practices

Street vended juices are most commonly available, accessible and economical nutritional food sources of poor slums in developing economies like Pakistan. Study was undertaken to elucidate impact of industrialization, agro chemicals induction in agronomic practices and food processing hygiene measurements on food chain heavy metals intoxication. If overlooked, certain quality risks associated either with fresh produce or processed commodity might initiate food intoxication.In order to understand gravity of the issue, street vended freshly drawn juices extracted from the food crops (orange, sugarcane, carrot and mango) cultivated in <em>Southern Punjab </em>peri-urban areas and country sides were evaluated for microelements and heavy metals load in summer and winter 2012. The safety study of juices depicted higher concentration of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) breaching international safety limits implemented in the country. However some microelements (Fe, Zn, Mn) were found below the prescribed maximum tolerant limits. The study concluded prevalence of higher concentration of some toxic heavy metals as a serious breach of threshold levels potentially compromising consumer’s safety.

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MERCURY CONTENT IN MUSCLE TISSUE OF EUROPEAN GRAYLING (THYMALLUS THYMALLUS (L.)) IN THE RIVERS OF THE VOLOGDA REGION

Токсикологический вестник ◽

10.36946/0869-7922-2018-4-35-40 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 35-40

Author(s):

A. S. Komarova ◽

E. V. Ugryumova ◽

N. Yu. Tropin ◽

A. E. Shilova ◽

A. A. Sokolova ◽

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Keyword(s):

Muscle Tissue ◽

Fish Species ◽

Mercury Concentration ◽

Mercury Content ◽

Water Bodies ◽

Predatory Fish ◽

Average Content ◽

Thymallus Thymallus ◽

European Grayling ◽

Vologda Region

The article presents information about the mercury content in the muscle tissue of the European grayling Thymallus thymallus (L.) in 11 rivers of the Vologda region (Tagazhma, Vozhega, Votcha, Kostyuga, Tiksna, Sheben’ga, Pyrnug, Zemtsovka, Yurmanga, Bol’shaya Rechka and Yontala) for the period of 2011–2015. The average content of toxicant ranged from 0,04 mg/kg in individuals of the river Sheben’ga up to 0,21 mg/kg in the rivers Yurmanga and Bol’shaya Rechka. Four fish noted an excess of the permissible level of sanitary and hygienic standards (SanPiN 2.3.2.1078-01. 2.3.2.) for non-predatory fish species (0,3 mg/kg). Young grayling contains an average of 0,06–0,10 mg/kg mercury in muscle tissue, individuals five to six years old contain 0,26 and 0,27 mg/kg, respectively. A comparison of the level of mercury concentration in the muscle tissue of European grayling with that of other fish species showed that the Hg content does not go beyond the revealed background values for water bodies of the Vologda region.

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Surface Modification of the Biowaste for Purification of Wastewater Contaminated with Toxic Heavy Metals—Lead and Cadmium

Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science ◽

10.4236/aces.2013.33022 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 03 (03) ◽

pp. 178-184 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Bindra Shrestha ◽

Jagjit Kour ◽

Puspa Lal Homagai ◽

Megh Raj Pokhrel ◽

Kedar Nath Ghimire

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Surface Modification ◽

Toxic Heavy Metals ◽

Lead And Cadmium

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Spatio-temporal variation level of heavy metals in surface water and sediment in Tagwai Lake, Minna, Nigeria

Tropical Freshwater Biology ◽

10.4314/tfb.v29i1.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 123-131

Author(s):

V.I. Chukwuemeka ◽

E.A. Jimoh ◽

K.O. Olajide ◽

Y.I. Auta ◽

H.S. Auta ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Surface Water ◽

Anthropogenic Activities ◽

Absorption Spectrometry ◽

Average Concentration ◽

Toxic Heavy Metals ◽

Water And Sediment ◽

The Mean ◽

Spatio Temporal ◽

Standard Range

The high contamination of aquatic systems with toxic heavy metals is of major concern since the elements are not biodegradable. Heavy metals often get into the water through runoff from farmlands and dumping of effluents from industries into the water bodies. The toxicity of these heavy metals can cause harmful and even lethal effects on the human health. The objective of this study was to investigate the level of Pb, Cu, Mn, and Fe in both surface water and sediment of Tagwai Lake. Atomic Absorption Spectrometry investigation was carried out on the collected and digested water and sediment samples to determine the extent of these heavy metals contamination in the water. The results showed that the average concentration of heavy metals ranked in the following order: Pb>Mn>Cu>Fe with higher concentration in sediment compared to the water. The correspondence of the mean concentrations of heavy metals in water and sediment of the Tagwai Lake with the WHO standard suggests that the mean concentration of Pb, Cu, and Fe lies within the standard range while Mn exceeds the standard range in both the water and sediments. We therefore advocate regular surveillance as a tool for monitoring impacts of anthropogenic activities in the lake to ensure safety of the general populace who depend on it for their livelihood. Keywords: spatio-temporal, heavy metals, sediments, Tagwai Lake

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Antioxidative and Biochemical Responses in Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. Seedlings Growing Under Cobalt and Lead Stress

Indian Journal of Forestry ◽

10.54207/bsmps1000-2016-50pju5 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 39 (3) ◽

pp. 211-216

Author(s):

A.K. Tripathi ◽

M.K. Gupta ◽

Nemit Verma ◽

Sohni Sinha ◽

Amrendra Bhushan

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Ascorbic Acid ◽

Anthropogenic Activities ◽

Soil Conditions ◽

Timber Species ◽

Dalbergia Sissoo ◽

Toxic Heavy Metals ◽

Chlorophyll Contents ◽

Biochemical Responses ◽

Four Levels

Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. is one of the most important timber species of India. It is used for high quality furniture, cabinets making and has pesticidal property. It is commonly planted tree species in urban and suburban areas, roadsides and industrial areas where the soil may be polluted with heavy metals such as Co or Pb. Lead (Pb) and Cobalt (Co) are one of the non essential and toxic heavy metals which can cause oxidative stress in plants. The concentrations of these heavy metals in the environment are currently increasing, due mainly to anthropogenic activities. The effect of these heavy metals on biochemical parameters and antioxidant activity were studied in leaves of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. grown under control laboratory conditions in pot culture and four levels of heavy metal stress (10, 20, 30 and 40ppm Pb2+, Co2+). Six months exposure of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. plantlets to different concentration of Co or Pb in normal soil conditions elicited an antioxidative response, measured in terms of ascorbic acid, proline accumulation and biochemical responses in terms of protein and free amino acids. The results indicate that the proline, ascorbic acid contents increased with increase in Co and Pb amount in soil whereas the protein and total chlorophyll contents showed opposite trend.

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