Heavy metal concentration according to shrimp species and organ specificity: Monitoring and human risk assessment

Wook Jin Ra, Hee Joon Yoo, Yeon Hee Kim, Taehyun Yun, Bokyung Soh, Su Yeob Cho, Yongsung Joo, Kwang Won Lee

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Abstract

This study assessed heavy metal levels (lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), total arsenic (tAs), arsenite (As (III)), arsenate (As (V)), monomethyl arsenic acid (MMA), dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), total mercury (tHg), and methylmercury (MeHg)) in six organs (total portion, head, body, shell, muscle, and intestine) of 11 shrimp species distributed in Korea. Shrimp exhibited significant variability in heavy metal accumulation, with Alaskan pink and dried shrimp (Lesser glass, Southern rough, and Chinese ditch prawn) showing the highest metal concentrations. Notably, the intestine having the highest overall metal content, while Cd was most prominent in the head, tHg was highest in the muscle. The Hazard Quotient values of 11 shrimp species in South Korea were below the European Food Safety Authority's allowable limits for heavy metals. This study illuminates the heavy metal profiles of distributed shrimp in Korea and emphasizes the ongoing need for monitoring heavy metals on seafood to ensure consumer safety.

Original languageEnglish
Article number115761
JournalMarine Pollution Bulletin
Volume197
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2023

Keywords

  • Environmental monitoring
  • Heavy metal concentration: human health risk
  • Organ specificity
  • Shrimp

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