| Title |
Health Risk Assessment for Local Residents from the South China Sea Based on Mercury Concentrations in Marine Fish
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, July 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00128-018-2388-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Shao-wei Chen, Zi-hui Chen, Ping Wang, Rui Huang, Wei-lun Huo, Wei-xiong Huang, Xing-fen Yang, Jie-wen Peng |
| Abstract |
The offshore area of the South China Sea is an important fishing ground in China. We used a food frequency questionnaire to determine marine fish consumption by local residents, and we detected mercury concentrations in commonly consumed marine fish species. In total, 127.9 g/day of the marine fish consumed was identified in 178 local residents. THg and MeHg concentrations in 209 samples of 22 fish species ranged from 11.3 to 215.0 µg/kg wt and 2.0 to 160.0 µg/kg wt, respectively. The mean MeHg exposure from marine fish to local residents was 0.099 µg/kg bw, accounting for 43.0% of the provisional tolerated weekly intake (PTWI) (1.6 µg/kg bw/week), suggesting a low health risk. However, a potentially high health risk (202.2% of PTWI) was identified in those with 97.5% MeHg exposure. |
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| Researcher | 3 | 10% |
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