The Food Safety Risk Potential of Heavy Metals in Northern Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman Fish: A Systematic and Meta-Analysis Review
Subject Areas : Journal of Animal Biology
Mohammad Hosein Sinkakarimi
1
(Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Science, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran)
Nooshin Gashmardi
2
(Department of Biology Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889Tehran, Iran)
Keywords: Fish, Food risk, Heavy metal, Persian Gulf, Oman Sea,
Abstract :
The Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea are habitats for a variety of aquatic species, especially fish. Heavy metals are crucial pollutants in aquatic ecosystems and can be among the major factors influencing the health of consumers. The purpose of this essay is to conduct a systematic review of studies that have assessed the concentration of heavy metals in the muscle tissue of certain fish species in these waters, spanning from the year 2006 to 2018. This meta-analysis study was performed on 1182 muscle tissues of Pampus argenteus, Platycephalus indicus, Lutjanus johnii, javelin grunter, Johnius belangerii, Otolithes ruber, Scomberomorus commerson, Scomberomorus guttatus, Epinephelus coioides, caught from the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea, in order to investigate the amount of these metals. Also, the safety of food intake and the comparison with the standards were investigated. The THQ and HI indices were found to be less than 1 in the all species of fish for adults, but for children only in Scomberomorus commerson in HI index is more than one. The amount of mercury, zinc and lead in the all pecies of fish, cadmium in Lutjanus johnii and javelin grunter and nickel in Scomberomorus guttatus and Epinephelus coioides were lower than all standards. The daily and weekly absorption rates for all studied metals were lower than the authorized JECFA Committee due to fish consumption. Also, the lowest amount of allowance for studied metals was found mercury in Scomberomorus commerson, lead in Johnius belangerii and cadmium in Platycephalus indicus. It seems that high use of the Platycephalus indicus in terms of the studied metals has led to health risks in children. Therefore, environmental protection, which it has been influential in creating nutritional health problems, is considered a necessity.
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