Naslov
Mercury levels in fish available on the European markets

Autori
Miklavčič, Ana ; Kristan, Urška ; Stibilj, Vekoslava ; Pohar, Jure ; Mariuz, Marika ; Špirić, Zdravko ; Barbone, Fabio ; Horvat, Milena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
The 11th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant / Sloss, Lesley ; Corns, Warren ; Keenan, Helen - Edinburgh : The 11th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, 2013

Skup
The 11th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant

Mjesto i datum
Edinburgh, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 28.07.2013. - 02.08.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Mercury; fish; European markets

Sažetak
The major source of MeHg exposure of general population represents seafood consumption. Although is well known that the highest levels of total mercury (THg) and methyl mercury (MeHg) were found in organisms at the top of the food chain, THg, MeHg levels in fish vary greatly between and within species depending also on fish origin. Moreover, the EU is one of the largest seafood markets. Fish bought at the same food market can origin from fishing areas of all parts of the world and fish can be farmed or from wild fisheries. Therefore, in order to assess Hg exposure through fish consumption, THg and MeHg levels were determined in fish consumed by Slovenian (Ljubljana), Italian (Trieste) and Croatian (Rijeka) population and compared to data obtained from other European countries. The data about the most frequently consumed species of fish were assessed with detailed food frequencies questionnaires filled by the most susceptible population (pregnant women) from Slovenia (n=584), Italy (n=900) and Croatia (n=234). The samples of the most frequently consumed species of fish were then collected from the fish markets where these pregnant women were probably buying the fish. In addition, THg and MeHg levels were also determined in the same species of fish from farmed and wild fisheries available on the Slovenian market. The mean THg values were 21 ng/g (Min 11 ng/g, Max 62 ng/g) in fish from the Slovenian market, 164 ng/g (Min 17 ng/g, Max 1220 ng/g) in fish from the Italian market and 143 ng/g (Min 8 ng/g, Max 587 ng/g) in fish from the Croatian market. Moreover, in our study most of the fish bought by Slovenian women were farmed, while Croatian and Italian women ate farmed fish and fish from wild fisheries.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemijsko inženjerstvo, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Prehrambena tehnologija

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