Trace elements risk assessment for consumption of wild mussels along South Africa coastline

dc.contributor.authorPetrik, L
dc.contributor.authorNekhoroshkov, P.S
dc.contributor.authorBezuidenhout, J
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-15T09:24:19Z
dc.date.available2021-04-15T09:24:19Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe study aimed to contribute to the scarce data on concentrations in the soft tissue of wild mussels growing in coastal cities of South Africa. The intake of 26 micro and macroelements was estimated. The mass fractions of sample sets from 8 sites along the South African coast from the West (Port Nolloth) to the East (Durban) were studied by neutron activation analysis at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Russia). The following elements were identified as potentially hazardous due to high consumption risks: Al, Cr, Co, Zn, As, and I at stations in the Cape Town area (Waterfront, Hout Bay) and Durban. The mean concentrations of these elements among all individuals were 208, 0.8, 0.46, 60, 2.6, and 11 ppm of wet weight, respectively. In the studied mussels, the concentrations of Cr, Zn, As, and Se (ranging between 0.2−2.8, 14–290, 1.6−4.6, and 0.31−2.4 ppm of wet weight, respectively) exceeded maximum permissible levels for fish products. The weekly consumption of more than 250 g of fresh mussels per person could increase the risk for human health by potential intake of such elements as Al, As, and Ien_US
dc.identifier.citationPetrik, L. et al. (2021). Trace elements risk assessment for consumption of wild mussels along South Africa coastline. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 98,103825en_US
dc.identifier.issn0889-1575
dc.identifier.uri10.1016/j.jfca.2021.103825
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6043
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectFood analysisen_US
dc.subjectFood compositionen_US
dc.subjectHealth risksen_US
dc.subjectMusselsen_US
dc.subjectNeutron activation analysisen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectTarget hazardous quotienten_US
dc.titleTrace elements risk assessment for consumption of wild mussels along South Africa coastlineen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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