Contamination of Fishery Products with Mercury, Cadmium, and Lead in Tunisia: Level’s Estimation and Human Health Risk Assessment

Contamination of Fishery Products with Mercury, Cadmium, and Lead in Tunisia: Level’s Estimation and Human Health Risk Assessment

The levels of metallic trace elements were determined in fishery products sampled from Tunisian fishing ports. Mean concentrations were 0.20 ± 0.01, 0.05 ± 0.01, and 0.10 ± 0.01 mg/kg in fish flesh for Hg, Cd, and Pb, respectively. The mean concentrations of these elements were below regulatory thre...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biological trace element research 2021-02, Vol.199 (2), p.721-731
Hauptverfasser: Zrelli, Samia, Amairia, Safa, Chaabouni, Mohamed, Oueslati, Walid, Chine, Olfa, Nachi Mkaouar, Amira, Cheikhsbouii, Ali, Ghorbel, Roua, Zrelli, Malek
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bioaccumulation
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Cadmium
Contamination
Fish
Fisheries
Fishery products
Fishing
Health risks
Lead
Life Sciences
Mercury
Mercury (metal)
Nutrition
Oncology
Risk assessment
Sampling
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
Trace elements
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Zusammenfassung:The levels of metallic trace elements were determined in fishery products sampled from Tunisian fishing ports. Mean concentrations were 0.20 ± 0.01, 0.05 ± 0.01, and 0.10 ± 0.01 mg/kg in fish flesh for Hg, Cd, and Pb, respectively. The mean concentrations of these elements were below regulatory thresholds; however, we also detected some specimens with higher levels. The mercury level showed a significant difference between fish categories, region, and year of sampling ( p  
ISSN:0163-4984
1559-0720
DOI:10.1007/s12011-020-02179-8