Naslov
Estimated average mercury, arsenic, lead and cadmium intake through seafood in Croatia

Autori
Jureša, Dijana ; Blanuša, Maja

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

Izvornik
Risk Assessment and Menagement of Large Contamination Site - Congress / - Halle : Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg, 2002, 22-22

Skup
Risk Assessment and Menagement of Large Contamination Site - Congress

Mjesto i datum
Halle, Njemačka, 22.02.2002. - 24.02.2002

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
cadmium; mercury; arsenic; lead; intake; seafood

Sažetak
Except for occupationally exposed individuals, food is usually the most important source of toxic trace elements intake. As many trace elements accumulate in marine organisms, seafood is known to be the main contributor to its total dietary intake. The aim of this study was to estimate average mercury, arsenic, lead and cadmium intake through seafood in general population in Croatia.The common fresh fish and mussels caught on different locations in the Adriatic Sea were collected at the Zagreb fish market and analysed for its Hg, As, Pb and Cd mass fractions. Mercury was determined by cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry and arsenic, lead and cadmium were determined by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry with D2 background correction. To test the analytical methods dogfish muscle standard reference material (DORM-2 from the National Research Council of Canada) was analysed and accuracy and precision of the methods were determined. Average intake of Hg, As, Pb and Cd was estimated on the basis of statistical data on yearly seafood consumption in Croatia. It was compared with Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake (PTWI) of trace elements recommended by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants and discussed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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