Risk Assessment of Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury on Human Health in Relation to the Consumption of Farmed Sea Bass in Italy: A Meta-Analytical Approach
A risk assessment, related to the consumption of farmed sea bass, was carried out by meta-analysis, taking into account the concentration of trace metals (Cd, Pb, Hg) reported in the literature, the estimated weekly intake (EWI), the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI), and the target hazard...
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| description | A risk assessment, related to the consumption of farmed sea bass, was carried out by meta-analysis, taking into account the concentration of trace metals (Cd, Pb, Hg) reported in the literature, the estimated weekly intake (EWI), the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI), and the target hazard quotient (THQ). The concentrations of Cd, Pb, and Hg in farmed sea bass marketed in Sicily (Southern Italy) were also assessed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) to have screening data for the comparison with literature results. In any case, the results obtained by meta-analysis and by screening were lower than the pre-established legal limits for each metal. The meta-analysis results showed very low levels of Cd (0.031 μg g–1 w.w.), Pb (0.110 μg g–1 w.w.), and Hg (0.023 μg g–1 w.w.). The EWI estimation confirmed safety limits for human health (0.004, 0.015, and 0.003 μg kg–1 for Cd, Pb, and Hg, respectively). Even the THQ demonstrated that farmed sea bass represent a secure food for humans (0.0006, 0.0005, and 0.0048 for Cd, Pb, and Hg, respectively). The comparison with our screening data showed a significant difference only for the Pb levels (p < 0.05). The results obtained were compared with the same indexes relative to other food types (meat, cereals, vegetables, etc.). The EWI and THQ calculated were always lower than same indexes relative to other food types considered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-39b175e5b4d8481b992a15a6a3a91d8d2022-12-21T18:15:45ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452021-02-01810.3389/fmars.2021.616488616488Risk Assessment of Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury on Human Health in Relation to the Consumption of Farmed Sea Bass in Italy: A Meta-Analytical ApproachCalogero Di Bella0Antonino Calagna1Gaetano Cammilleri2Pietro Schembri3Daniela Lo Monaco4Valentina Ciprì5Luisa Battaglia6Giuseppe Barbera7Vincenzo Ferrantelli8Saloua Sadok9Ines Tliba10Gianluigi Maria Lo Dico11Rosalinda Allegro12Area Sorveglianza Epidemiologica, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSi), Palermo, ItalyArea Sorveglianza Epidemiologica, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSi), Palermo, ItalyDipartimento Alimenti, Area Chimica e Tecnologie Alimentari, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSi), Palermo, ItalyDipartimento per le Attività Sanitarie e Osservatorio Epidemiologico, Assessorato Regionale della Salute Regione Siciliana, Palermo, ItalyArea Sorveglianza Epidemiologica, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSi), Palermo, ItalyArea Sorveglianza Epidemiologica, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSi), Palermo, ItalyArea Sorveglianza Epidemiologica, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSi), Palermo, ItalyArea Sorveglianza Epidemiologica, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSi), Palermo, ItalyDipartimento Alimenti, Area Chimica e Tecnologie Alimentari, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSi), Palermo, ItalyLaboratory of Blue Biotechnology & Aquatic Bioproducts, Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la mer, (INSTM), Tunis, TunisiaDirection Générale des Services Vétérinaires (DGSV), Tunis, TunisiaDipartimento Alimenti, Area Chimica e Tecnologie Alimentari, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSi), Palermo, ItalyArea Sorveglianza Epidemiologica, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSi), Palermo, ItalyA risk assessment, related to the consumption of farmed sea bass, was carried out by meta-analysis, taking into account the concentration of trace metals (Cd, Pb, Hg) reported in the literature, the estimated weekly intake (EWI), the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI), and the target hazard quotient (THQ). The concentrations of Cd, Pb, and Hg in farmed sea bass marketed in Sicily (Southern Italy) were also assessed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) to have screening data for the comparison with literature results. In any case, the results obtained by meta-analysis and by screening were lower than the pre-established legal limits for each metal. The meta-analysis results showed very low levels of Cd (0.031 μg g–1 w.w.), Pb (0.110 μg g–1 w.w.), and Hg (0.023 μg g–1 w.w.). The EWI estimation confirmed safety limits for human health (0.004, 0.015, and 0.003 μg kg–1 for Cd, Pb, and Hg, respectively). Even the THQ demonstrated that farmed sea bass represent a secure food for humans (0.0006, 0.0005, and 0.0048 for Cd, Pb, and Hg, respectively). The comparison with our screening data showed a significant difference only for the Pb levels (p < 0.05). The results obtained were compared with the same indexes relative to other food types (meat, cereals, vegetables, etc.). The EWI and THQ calculated were always lower than same indexes relative to other food types considered.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.616488/fullfarmed sea basstrace metalsmeta-analysisestimated weekly intakeprovisional tolerable weekly intaketarget hazard quotient |
| spellingShingle | Calogero Di Bella Antonino Calagna Gaetano Cammilleri Pietro Schembri Daniela Lo Monaco Valentina Ciprì Luisa Battaglia Giuseppe Barbera Vincenzo Ferrantelli Saloua Sadok Ines Tliba Gianluigi Maria Lo Dico Rosalinda Allegro Risk Assessment of Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury on Human Health in Relation to the Consumption of Farmed Sea Bass in Italy: A Meta-Analytical Approach Frontiers in Marine Science farmed sea bass trace metals meta-analysis estimated weekly intake provisional tolerable weekly intake target hazard quotient |
| title | Risk Assessment of Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury on Human Health in Relation to the Consumption of Farmed Sea Bass in Italy: A Meta-Analytical Approach |
| title_full | Risk Assessment of Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury on Human Health in Relation to the Consumption of Farmed Sea Bass in Italy: A Meta-Analytical Approach |
| title_fullStr | Risk Assessment of Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury on Human Health in Relation to the Consumption of Farmed Sea Bass in Italy: A Meta-Analytical Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk Assessment of Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury on Human Health in Relation to the Consumption of Farmed Sea Bass in Italy: A Meta-Analytical Approach |
| title_short | Risk Assessment of Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury on Human Health in Relation to the Consumption of Farmed Sea Bass in Italy: A Meta-Analytical Approach |
| title_sort | risk assessment of cadmium lead and mercury on human health in relation to the consumption of farmed sea bass in italy a meta analytical approach |
| topic | farmed sea bass trace metals meta-analysis estimated weekly intake provisional tolerable weekly intake target hazard quotient |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.616488/full |
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