Heavy Metals Contamination in Shellfish: Benefit-Risk Evaluation in Central Italy
| Autor: | Giovanni Filippini, David Ranucci, Arianna Piersanti, Elena Rocchegiani, Giuseppe Lediani, Giampiero Scortichini, Mario Latini, Raffaella Branciari, Francesca Barchiesi, Rossana Roila |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
animal structures
Health (social science) Acceptable daily intake mercury cadmium gastropods chemistry.chemical_element Plant Science 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Health Professions (miscellaneous) Microbiology Article Toxicology 0404 agricultural biotechnology Nutrient sea urchins Shellfish 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Cadmium lead integumentary system Metal contaminants food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Contamination 040401 food science Mercury (element) Risk evaluation shellfish dietary exposure chemistry Environmental science dietary intake Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Foods Volume 9 Issue 11 |
| ISSN: | 2304-8158 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/foods9111720 |
| Popis: | Seafood is a source of nutrients in human diet but also of environmental contaminants and its consumption could pose a risk to consumers&rsquo health. A survey regarding the exposure to cadmium, lead and mercury through the consumption of bivalve mollusks, gastropods and sea urchins collected on Italian coasts was carried out among central Italian population over a period of three years. A limited number of samples exceeds the threshold set by legislation (6 samples) and the average level of contamination was low in all the species considered. The contribution Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) was higher for cadmium (9.17%) than lead (1.44%) and mercury (0.20%). The benefit-risk evaluation suggests that the bivalve mollusks and sea urchins consumption (Benefit Risk Quotient < 1) could be increased without health detrimental effects. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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