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BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
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SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-023-03641-z
Keywords
Heavy metals; Target hazard quotient; Estimated daily intake; Fish; ICP-OES
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This study measured potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in farmed and wild carp and assessed their intake amount and risk. The results showed that the levels of Pb, Cd, Fe, and Cu were higher in farmed carp samples compared to wild carp samples, while Zn level was higher in the wild carp samples. The ranking order of PTEs based on their risk was Hg > Pb > Zn > Cu > Fe > Cd > Mn. In the worst-case scenario, the non-carcinogenic risk for children was found to be higher than 1.
This study focuses on measuring potentially toxic elements (PTEs) including mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn) in farmed and wild carp by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and their intake amount and risk assessment. Estimated Daily Intake (EDI), Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) and the total THQ (TTHQ) were calculated for each element. In the present research, the concentration of As in farmed and wild carp samples was below the detection limit of ICP-OES (< 0.005 mg/kg). The mean concentrations of Pb, Cd, Fe, and Cu in farmed carp samples were significantly higher than that in wild carp samples, while Zn level was higher in the wild carp samples (P < 0.05). There is no significant difference between Hg and Mn in both fish (P > 0.05). The Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) results showed that the ranking order of PTEs based on their THQ was Hg > Pb > Zn > Cu > Fe > Cd > Mn. In the worst-case scenario (in the top 95 percentile) for both wild and farmed carp, the THQ of measured metals was less than one except Hg in children. Overall, this study demonstrated that the levels of PTEs in farmed and wild common carp had a potential non-carcinogenic risk for children (TTHQ > 1).
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