Total arsenic in fish and water in four different aquatic environments in Argentina.

ESTEBAN AVIGLIANO; NAHUEL FRANCISCO SCHENONE; ALEJANDRA V. VOLPEDO; ALICIA FERNÁNDEZ CIRELLI; WALTER GOESSLER

One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014)

Taylor and Francis

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2014; p. 434 - 435

Concentrations of total As was determined in water and muscle of the silverside (Odontesthes bonariensis) in fourdifferent water bodies (De la Plata River, Adela and Barranca lagoons and Chasicó Lake, Argentina) using ICP-MS. The total Asconcentration in water (28.40-367.16μgL-1) exceeded national and international guidelines for the protection of the aquatic life.High concentrations of As (0.05-1.20 g kg-1 dry wt), were found in fish muscle however values were below international recommended limits for human consumption. The implication of As in fish products in South America is becoming an urgent issue due tothe need to asses exposure limits to human consumption.