Lead monitoring in Mugil cephalus (North-West Mediterranean, Italy)
The concentrations of Lead (Pb) in muscles of flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus) collected from Bocca di Magra, La Spezia (Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Italy), were determined after microwave digestion by atomic absorption spectrometry and electrothermal atomisation (ETA-AAS). The average Pb conce...
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| author | Stefania Squadrone Marino Prearo Daniela Marchis Stefania Gavinelli Matteo Pellegrino Renata Tarasco Alessandro Benedetto Paola Brizio Maria Cesarina Abete |
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| description | The concentrations of Lead (Pb) in muscles of flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus) collected from Bocca di Magra, La Spezia (Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Italy), were determined after microwave digestion by atomic absorption spectrometry and electrothermal atomisation (ETA-AAS). The average Pb concentration was 0.082 ppm and the levels varied in the following ranges: 0.020-0.240 ppm. None of the 63 tested samples exceeded the European regulatory limits fixed by 1881/2006/UE and 420/2011/UE. The estimated weekly intakes by humans were also evaluated for possible consumers healthy risks. Pb concentrations in fish muscles were in 59% of cases higher than Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake (PTWI) set by JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives) in 1993 and corresponding to 0.025 mg/kg body weight. In fact, in 37 out of 63 analysed samples the Pb level was higher than 0.06 mg/kg. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1c5c1bc1fbc443f88b40b0a796dd25c2022-12-22T03:11:20ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Food Safety2239-71322013-02-01161410.4081/ijfs.2012.6.1683Lead monitoring in Mugil cephalus (North-West Mediterranean, Italy)Stefania Squadrone0Marino Prearo1Daniela Marchis2Stefania Gavinelli3Matteo Pellegrino4Renata Tarasco5Alessandro Benedetto6Paola Brizio7Maria Cesarina Abete8Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle D’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italia.Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle D’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italia.Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle D’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italia.Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle D’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italia.Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle D’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italia.Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle D’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italia.Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle D’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italia.Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle D’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italia.Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle D’Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italia.The concentrations of Lead (Pb) in muscles of flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus) collected from Bocca di Magra, La Spezia (Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Italy), were determined after microwave digestion by atomic absorption spectrometry and electrothermal atomisation (ETA-AAS). The average Pb concentration was 0.082 ppm and the levels varied in the following ranges: 0.020-0.240 ppm. None of the 63 tested samples exceeded the European regulatory limits fixed by 1881/2006/UE and 420/2011/UE. The estimated weekly intakes by humans were also evaluated for possible consumers healthy risks. Pb concentrations in fish muscles were in 59% of cases higher than Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake (PTWI) set by JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives) in 1993 and corresponding to 0.025 mg/kg body weight. In fact, in 37 out of 63 analysed samples the Pb level was higher than 0.06 mg/kg.http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ijfs/article/view/1132Atomic absorption spectrometry, Mugil cephalus, Pb, PTWI |
| spellingShingle | Stefania Squadrone Marino Prearo Daniela Marchis Stefania Gavinelli Matteo Pellegrino Renata Tarasco Alessandro Benedetto Paola Brizio Maria Cesarina Abete Lead monitoring in Mugil cephalus (North-West Mediterranean, Italy) Italian Journal of Food Safety Atomic absorption spectrometry, Mugil cephalus, Pb, PTWI |
| title | Lead monitoring in Mugil cephalus (North-West Mediterranean, Italy) |
| title_full | Lead monitoring in Mugil cephalus (North-West Mediterranean, Italy) |
| title_fullStr | Lead monitoring in Mugil cephalus (North-West Mediterranean, Italy) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lead monitoring in Mugil cephalus (North-West Mediterranean, Italy) |
| title_short | Lead monitoring in Mugil cephalus (North-West Mediterranean, Italy) |
| title_sort | lead monitoring in mugil cephalus north west mediterranean italy |
| topic | Atomic absorption spectrometry, Mugil cephalus, Pb, PTWI |
| url | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ijfs/article/view/1132 |
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