Assessment and Monitoring of Fish Quality from a Coastal Ecosystem under High Anthropic Pressure
A Case Study in Southern Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15498283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giovanna Loredana La Torre (0000-0001-6304-6899, University of Messina), Nicola Cicero (0000-0002-8055-1915, University of Messina, corresponding author), Giovanni Bartolomeo (0000-0002-4124-8534, University of Messina), Rossana Rando (0000-0001-7288-1896, University of Messina), Rossella Vadalà (0000-0002-4039-1814, University of Messina), Antonello Santini (0000-0001-5505-3327, University of Naples Federico II), Alessandra Durazzo (0000-0002-7747-9107), Massimo Lucarini (0000-0001-6178-9779), Giacomo Dugo (0000-0003-0185-6591, University of Messina), Andrea Salvo (0000-0002-0519-5084, Sapienza University of Rome) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 3285-3285 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17093285 |
| PMID | 32397269 |
| OpenAlex | W3021439889 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Fish is a nutrient-rich food but, at the same time, consumption of fish is a possible source of exposure to heavy metals. Since many coastal Mediterranean areas suffer from great anthropomorphic pressure, the aim of this study was to assess the level of potentially toxic inorganic elements in different fish samples from the coastal zone of Southern Italy (Gela) where there is a high mortality rate linked to cancer disease and congenital malformations. The presence of mercury, cadmium, lead, nickel, arsenic, vanadium, and chromium was measured by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The risk assessment was evaluated in terms of estimated daily intake by calculating the amount of potentially toxic elements that an average individual adult weighing 60 kg would ingest. Moreover the non-carcinogenic risk was estimated by target hazard quotient (THQ). The study evidenced significant contamination by inorganic elements, especially cadmium, which can be linked to industrial pollution. The THQ indexes, as indicators of human health, suggest that the consumption of fish from the study area is not free of risk
Arsenic · Biology · Cadmium · Hazard quotient · Heavy metals · Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry · Mass spectrometry · Mercury (programming language · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Heavy metals in environment · Mercury impact and mitigation studies · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Pollution · Toxicology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |