Distribution of Hg and Se in Muscle and Liver of the Thornback Guitarfish Platyrhinoidis triseriata from the Eastern Pacific Ocean

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Human consumption of the thornback guitarfish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata) is concentrated in coastal populations of the Pacific coast of Mexico as its meat is prized for its high quality. This study analyzes the distribution of mercury and selenium in the muscle and liver of Platyrhinoidis triseriata and the risk to human health associated with its consumption. In order to conduct these estimates, specimens were collected from the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2015 and 2016 and found mean concentrations (µg g-1 wet weight) of mercury ranging from 0.02 to 0.58 in muscle and 0.10 to 0.31 in liver. Selenium ranged from 0.14 to 1.31 in muscle and from 0.93 to 4.52 in liver. Mercury levels in the muscle of P. triseriata were significantly correlated (positive correlation) with the total length of the specimens. The predominant prey of P. triseriata was the shrimp Pleuroncodes planipes and according to the biomagnification factor, only mercury was biomagnified. The risk to consumers associated with the simultaneous presence of mercury and selenium in the muscle and liver of rays under the selenium health benefit value approach indicated that consumption of P. triseriata from this area is beneficial to human health.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:109

Enthalten in:

Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology - 109(2022), 2 vom: 02. Aug., Seite 272-278

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Salas-Garzón, Z [VerfasserIn]
Escobar-Sánchez, O [VerfasserIn]
Ruelas-Inzunza, J [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Osuna, K [VerfasserIn]
Corro-Espinosa, D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Elasmobranchs
Elemental concentrations
FXS1BY2PGL
H6241UJ22B
Health risk assessment
Journal Article
Mercury
Muscle and liver
Platyrhinidae
Selenium
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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Date Completed 04.08.2022

Date Revised 04.08.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00128-022-03540-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM341749397