Trace Metals do not Accumulate over Time in The Edible Mediterranean Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) from Urban Coastal Waters
| Autor: | Francesco Paolo Fanizzi, Lorena Basso, Danilo Migoni, Lucia Rizzo, Paride Papadia, Stefano Piraino |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Basso, Lorena, Papadia, Paride, Rizzo, Lucia, Migoni, Danilo, Fanizzi, Francesco Paolo, Piraino, Stefano |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Cnidaria Jellyfish Geography Planning and Development Gulf of Taranto 010501 environmental sciences Aquatic Science Rhizostoma pulmo 01 natural sciences Biochemistry Marine pollution edible jellyfish biology.animal 14. Life underwater heavy metals TD201-500 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology novel food Jellyfish as food ICP-AES elemental analysis Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes biology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Trace element ICP-AES elemental analysi Hydraulic engineering Scyphozoa Ionian Sea heavy metal biology.organism_classification marine pollution Fishery 13. Climate action Bioaccumulation TC1-978 |
| Zdroj: | Water Volume 13 Issue 10 Water, Vol 13, Iss 1410, p 1410 (2021) |
| Popis: | Jellyfish as food represent a millennial tradition in Asia. Recently, jellyfish have also been proposed as a valuable source of protein in Western countries. To identify health risks associated with the potential human consumption of jellyfish as food, trace element accumulation was assessed in the gonads and umbrella tissues of the Mediterranean Rhizostoma pulmo (Macri, 1778), sampled over a period of 16 months along the shallow coastal waters a short distance from the city of Taranto, an area affected by metallurgic and oil refinery sources of pollution. Higher tissue concentrations of trace elements were usually detected in gonads than in umbrella tissue. In particular, significant differences in the toxic metalloid As, and in the metals Mn, Mo, and Zn, were observed among different tissues. The concentrations of vanadium were slightly higher in umbrella tissues than in gonads. No positive correlation was observed between element concentration and jellyfish size, suggesting the lack of bioaccumulation processes. Moreover, toxic element concentrations in R. pulmo were found below the threshold levels for human consumption allowed by Australian, USA, and EU Food Regulations. These results corroborate the hypothesis that R. pulmo is a safe, potentially novel food source, even when jellyfish are harvested from coastal areas affected by anthropogenic impacts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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