Potentially toxic element bioaccumulation in consumed indoor shrimp farming associated with diet, water and sediment levels
2023
Ramos Miras, J. | Sánchez Muros, Maria José | Renteria, Patricio | Gil de Carrasco, Carlos | Roca Pérez, Luis | Boluda Navarro, Mireia | Pro, Javier | Rodríguez Martín, José Antonio
Shrimp production is an important industry for many countries and shrimp consumption is increasing worldwide. Shrimps are a highly nutritional food, but can pose a risk for human health if subject to high levels of environmental contaminants. This work studies the presence of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn in shrimps from Ecuador and compares them to such contents noted in other shrimp-production areas in the world to evaluate the possible risks associated with these ele ments for consumer health, and to relate them to potentially toxic element (PTE) contents in water, sediments and diets, and also to animal biometric parameters. The PTE levels (mg kg−1 DM) obtained are as follows: in the head¿As (3.52-6.11), Cd (0.02-0.10), Co (0.14-0.49) Cr (0.23-4.89), Cu (99.9--233.0), Ni (0.52-1.86), Pb (0.24-1.09), Zn (51.8-100.5) and Hg (μg kg−1 DM) (10.00-66.81); in the tail¿(0.91-3.21), Cd (0.01-0.02), Co (0.01-0.43) Cr (0.01-6.52), Cu (20.0-72.44), Ni (0.15-2.03), Pb (0.01-0.69), Zn (31.2-66.1) and Hg (μg kg−1 DM) (10.00-67.18). The concentration of all the PTEs is gener ally lower than the limits set for seafood by European regulations, except for As in the cephalothorax (4.63 mg kg−1). Differ ent behaviours for PTE accumulation in shrimps were found, which preferentially tend to accumulate in the cephalothorax, except for Hg (40.13 μg kg−1 DM), which accumulates in muscle (body) and is associated with contents of proteins, lipids and total shrimp weight. Nonetheless, the target hazard quotient (THQ) values for PTEs indicate that the consumption of shrimp muscles from Ecuador does not pose a human health risk because the values of these indices are below 1 in all cases
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