Concentration of heavy metals in seafood (fishes, shrimp, lobster and crabs) and human health assessment in Saint Martin Island, Bangladesh

Baki, Mohammad Abdul; Hossain, Muzammel; Akter, Jhuma; Quraishi, Shamshad B.; Shojib, Fajlul Haque; Ullah, A. K. M. Atique; Khan, Firoz

doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.04.035

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“…Heavy metals have different effects on human health such as neurological disorders, different types of cancers, and skeletal problems. On the other hand, the ability of bio-accumulation of heavy metals in plants and animals and their entry into the food chain will increase the risk of their toxicity (12,13).…”

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Functional, Structural and Non-Structural Preparedness of Ahvaz Health Centers Against Disasters in 2014 – 2015

Hatami

Neisi

Kooti

2016

Jundishapur J Health Sci

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Background: Entrance of heavy metals into the respiratory system has adverse effects on human health. Accordingly, measuring metals concentration in places and times is necessary. Objectives: This study was done to evaluate the non-carcinogenic risk of Pb, Cd, and As in air suspended particles of Baharestan city, in Isfahan, during 2016 -2017. Methods: In order to evaluate the non-carcinogenic risk of heavy metals in air suspended particles (PM10), sampling was performed using a SKC pump with a low volume (1.5 L/min) and 37 mm membrane filter. Sampling was carried out on average every three days during 24-hours finally, the concentration of Pb, Cd, and As was determined using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS), respectively. The acute and chronic non-carcinogenic risk of heavy metals sorption in the air was evaluated using the EPA method. Results: The highest and lowest Pb concentration belonged to May -June and October -November, with the mean concentration of 0.25 and 0.14 mg/kg, respectively. For Cd it was 0.017 and 0.009 mg/kg, respectively. Similar results were found for the air suspended particles. The highest and lowest Cd non-carcinogenic risk was observed for permanent residents of Baharestan city and the nondormitory students of this city with the mean of 3.1 × 10 -5 and 1.4 × 10 -5 , respectively. Conclusions:The results of this study showed that the non-carcinogenic risk of heavy metals was lower than the standard level during the study years. However, heavy metal accumulation can threaten human health, which needs more consideration.

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Functional, Structural and Non-Structural Preparedness of Ahvaz Health Centers Against Disasters in 2014 – 2015

Hatami

Neisi

Kooti

2016

Jundishapur J Health Sci

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“…In fact, 90% of the carcinogenic risk is observed for the As contaminated aquatic food items. The inorganic state of As is lethal than organic one [8, 111] and only 10% of total As can be assessed as inorganic form [72]. Present study was compared to [112] which found the carcinogenic risk value was in acceptable range (10 −6 to 10 −4 ), except for the metal of Cr which surpassed the CR limits.…”

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“…EDI, based on the oral reference dose (RfD) for an individual element [106] reflects the daily exposure to the toxic element and is executed to avoid any harmful effect on human health [72]. The records of EDI of the people were compared with recommended daily allowance (RDA), provided by WHO, and introduced that, mean EDI values of the metals were still lower than RDAs.…”

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“…Values, which were lower than RDA guidelines, revealed a lower possible health effect to the consumers for those elements. But, it would be unwise to take it as a permanent measurement to reach a final conclusion describing as ‘acceptable value’ and ‘unacceptable value’ when the doses were lower than RDAs or Rfds [70, 72].…”

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“…The value of ratio < 1 implies a non-significant risk effects [71]. The THQ formula is expressed as follows [69, 72–74]: Where E d is exposure duration (65 years) (USEPA, 2008); E p is exposure frequency (365 days/year) [18]; A t is the average time for the non-carcinogenic element ( E d × E p ).…”

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Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in commercially important fish species from the tropical river estuary suggests higher potential child health risk than adults

Ahmed

Sultana

Habib

et al. 2019

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The Karnaphuli, a major river of Bangladesh, located off the coast of Chittagong in the Bay of Bengal is largely exposed to the heavy metal pollutants, which may be toxic to humans and aquatic fauna. The estuary is a striking example of a site where human pressure and ecological values collide with each other. In spite of being a major supplier of fish food for local community, there has been no study carried out to date to assess the potential human health risk due to heavy metal contamination in the fish species from this estuary. Therefore, the aim of present study was to assess bioaccumulation status and the potential human health risk evaluation for local consumers. Six commercially important fish species, Apocryptes bato, Pampus chinensis, Hyporhamphus limbatus, Liza parsia, Mugil cephalus, and Tenualosa toil from the Karnaphuli River estuary were collected to analyze heavy metals concentration level. Heavy metals As, Pb, Cd, Cr and Cu were detected from the samples using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (Model: ELAN9000, Perkin-Elmer, Germany). The hierarchy of the measured concentration level of the metals was as follows: Pb (mean: 13.88, range: 3.19 - 6.19) > Cu (mean: 12.10, range: 10.27 - 16.41) > As (mean: 4.89, range: 3.19 – 6.19) > Cr (mean: 3.36, range: 2.46 – 4.17) > Cd (mean: 0.39, range: 0.21 - 0.74). The Fulton’s condition factor denoted that organisms were particularly in better ‘condition’ and most of the species were in positive allometric growth. The Bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) observed in the species of the contaminants were organized in the following ranks: Cu (1971.42) > As (1042.93) > Pb (913.66) > Cr (864.99) > Cd (252.03), and among all the specimens, demersal fish, A. bato corresponded to the maximum bio-accumulative organism. Estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ) and carcinogenic risk (CR) assessed for human health risk implications suggest that the values are within the acceptable threshold for all sorts of consumers. Hence none of them would experience non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health effect for the ingestion of the fishes. However, children are shown to be largely susceptible than adults to non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health effect due to the consumption of fish. Therefore, an appropriate guidlines and robust management measures needed to be taken to restore the estuarine health condition for greater benefit of the quality of fish products for local consumption.Graphical abstract

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Potentially Toxic Metals and Health

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Yeşilnacar²,

Tutkun³

2023

Medical Geology

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Concentration of heavy metals in seafood (fishes, shrimp, lobster and crabs) and human health assessment in Saint Martin Island, Bangladesh

Cited by 283 publications

References 65 publications

Functional, Structural and Non-Structural Preparedness of Ahvaz Health Centers Against Disasters in 2014 – 2015

Functional, Structural and Non-Structural Preparedness of Ahvaz Health Centers Against Disasters in 2014 – 2015

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in commercially important fish species from the tropical river estuary suggests higher potential child health risk than adults

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