HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATION IN FISH OF THE LIGURIAN SEA


https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2009.1126
AIVI - December 2009 - Issue 6
Submitted: 13 February 2013
Accepted: 13 February 2013
Published: 13 December 2009
Heavy metals contamination, Fish and shellfish muscle, Ligurian Sea
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  • I. Giorgi
    lucia.zoppi@pagepress.org
    Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, .
  • M.C Abete Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, .
  • S. Squadrone Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, .
  • R. Tarasco Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, .
  • P. Arsieni Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, .
  • M. Pellegrino Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, .
  • M. Leogrande Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, .
  • M. Prearo Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, .
Aim of this investigation was to evaluate heavy metals contamination (mercury, cadmium and lead) in fish and shellfish from Ligurian Sea. 58 muscle samples (45 fish and 13 shellfish) were collected and analyzed. 20 samples exceeded the maximum residue limits (MRLs) set by regulation for mercury (16 fish and 4 shellfish samples), while only one fish sample was not consistent with the MRL for lead. Therefore, 35,8% of Ligurian fishing turned out to be not adequate and potentially harmful for consumers. In order to estimate the real risk for human health it is necessary to enforce this study, correlating the results with fish species and with the effective fish consumption.

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Giorgi I, Abete M, Squadrone S, Tarasco R, Arsieni P, Pellegrino M, Leogrande M, Prearo M. HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATION IN FISH OF THE LIGURIAN SEA. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2009 Dec. 13 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];1(6):68-72. Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2009.6.68

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