| Literature DB >> 29071452 |
Mohammad Miri1, Elham Akbari2, Abdeltif Amrane3, Seyed Javad Jafari4, Hadi Eslami5, Edris Hoseinzadeh6, Mansur Zarrabi7, Javad Salimi8, Mohsen Sayyad-Arbabi2, Mahmoud Taghavi9.
Abstract
The heavy metal (Pb, Cd, Cr, and Ni) content of a fish species consumed by the Sistan population and its associated health risk factors were investigated. The mean concentrations of Pb, Cd, and Cr were slightly higher than the standard levels. The Ni content of fish was below the maximum guideline proposed by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). The average estimated weekly intake was significantly below the provisional tolerable intake based on the FAO and WHO standards for all studied metals. The target hazard quotients (THQ) of all metals were below 1, showing an absence of health hazard for the population of Sistan. The combined target hazard quotient for the considered metals was 26.94 × 10-3. The cancer risk factor for Pb (1.57 × 10-7) was below the acceptable lifetime carcinogenic risk (10-5). The results of this study reveal an almost safe level of Pb, Cd, Cr, and Ni contents in the fish consumed by the Sistan population. Graphical abstract ᅟ.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer risk; Fish consumption; Health risks; Heavy metals; Sistan and Baluchestan
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Year: 2017 PMID： 29071452 DOI： 10.1007/s10661-017-6286-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Environ Monit Assess ISSN： 0167-6369 Impact factor: 2.513