INVESTIGADORES
VOLPEDO Alejandra Vanina
artículos
Título:
Health risk assessment and differential distribution of Arsenic and metals in organs of Urophycis brasiliensis a commercial fish from Southwestern Atlantic coast
Autor/es:
BIOLÉ, FERNANDA G.; LLAMAZARES VEGH, SABINA; DE CARVALHO, BARBARA MAICHAK; BAVIO, MARTA; TRIPODI, PAMELA; VOLPEDO, ALEJANDRA V.; THOMPSON, GUSTAVO
Revista:
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Editorial:
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2023 vol. 187 p. 1 - 11
ISSN:
0025-326X
Resumen:
The concentrations of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn were analyzed in muscle, gills, and liver of Urophycis brasiliensis from two Southwestern Atlantic catch areas (Brazil and Argentina). Additionally, the health risk of general and fishermen populations through fish consumption was estimated. The gills showed the highestconcentrations of most of the elements, followed by the liver. With the exception of As, the muscle was the organ with the lowest concentrations of most elements. Levels of arsenic in muscle of U. brasiliensis were exceeded the maximum permissible levels for human consumption recommended by local and international guidelines. The target hazard quotients (THQs) and the carcinogenic risk (CR) showed no risk for individual and all elements. These results highlight the importance of arsenic speciation in U. brasiliensis muscle in order to generate more reliable risk estimates.