CONTENT OF Hg, Cd, Pb AND As IN FISH SPECIES: A REVIEW

Background: One of the main water contaminants are Hg, Cd, Pb and As. The chain of contamination of these metals and metalloid follows a cyclical order: Industry, atmosphere, land, water, phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish, and humans. Currently, Hg, Cd, Pb and As researches are of interest because co...

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Autores principales: Julián ZULUAGA RODRÍGUEZ, Sara Elisa GALLEGO RÍOS, Claudia María RAMÍREZ BOTERO
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b221405c2e8b48db8e485f9dacfb9be22021-12-02T04:41:15ZCONTENT OF Hg, Cd, Pb AND As IN FISH SPECIES: A REVIEW0121-400410.17533/udea.vitae.v22n2a09https://doaj.org/article/b221405c2e8b48db8e485f9dacfb9be2http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0121-40042015000200009&lng=en&tlng=enhttps://doaj.org/toc/0121-4004Background: One of the main water contaminants are Hg, Cd, Pb and As. The chain of contamination of these metals and metalloid follows a cyclical order: Industry, atmosphere, land, water, phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish, and humans. Currently, Hg, Cd, Pb and As researches are of interest because consumption of fish with high toxic metal and metalloid concentrations affects human health. Objectives: Provide information on the characteristics of Hg, Cd, Pb and As in the problematic of fishing resource contamination, their implications on human health, and international evidence on studies conducted on Caranx, Scomberomorus, Epinephelus, Euthynnus, Lutjanus, thunnus and Megalops fish genera. Methods: Database, Science Direct, Pub Med, Escopus, Springer Link, and Scopus, available information was reviewed using the keywords: Heavy metals, water pollution, fish, mercury, cadmium, lead, arsenic, health risk, regulations, biomagnification, and bioaccumulation. Results: The metals that pose the highest risks for human health are mercury, cadmium, lead, and arsenic which cause important complications in the nervous system, kidneys, bones, lungs, and cardiovascular system due to their toxicity and possible carcinogenic effect. Fish contents of Hg, Cd, Pb and As varies depending on the zone, environmental conditions, the contamination level of the fishing site, and the characteristics of the fish, being some fish more prone to accumulating higher concentrations of these metals in their muscles; among the species, the metal that showed the highest risk was mercury, being in high concentrations in the largest, most enduring predatory fish. Conclusions: Studies submitted in this review, may be used as the base for future comparisons with Hg, Cd, Pb and As concentration values in different fish studies for the Caranx, Scomberomorus, Epinephelus, Euthynnus, Lutjanus, and Megalops genera in order to be able to determine consumption recommendations and warnings.Julián ZULUAGA RODRÍGUEZSara Elisa GALLEGO RÍOSClaudia María RAMÍREZ BOTEROUniversidad de AntioquiaarticlePecescontaminación del aguamercuriocadmioplomoarsénicoFood processing and manufactureTP368-456Pharmaceutical industryHD9665-9675ENVitae, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 148-149
institution DOAJ
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topic Peces
contaminación del agua
mercurio
cadmio
plomo
arsénico
Food processing and manufacture
TP368-456
Pharmaceutical industry
HD9665-9675
spellingShingle Peces
contaminación del agua
mercurio
cadmio
plomo
arsénico
Food processing and manufacture
TP368-456
Pharmaceutical industry
HD9665-9675
Julián ZULUAGA RODRÍGUEZ
Sara Elisa GALLEGO RÍOS
Claudia María RAMÍREZ BOTERO
CONTENT OF Hg, Cd, Pb AND As IN FISH SPECIES: A REVIEW
description Background: One of the main water contaminants are Hg, Cd, Pb and As. The chain of contamination of these metals and metalloid follows a cyclical order: Industry, atmosphere, land, water, phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish, and humans. Currently, Hg, Cd, Pb and As researches are of interest because consumption of fish with high toxic metal and metalloid concentrations affects human health. Objectives: Provide information on the characteristics of Hg, Cd, Pb and As in the problematic of fishing resource contamination, their implications on human health, and international evidence on studies conducted on Caranx, Scomberomorus, Epinephelus, Euthynnus, Lutjanus, thunnus and Megalops fish genera. Methods: Database, Science Direct, Pub Med, Escopus, Springer Link, and Scopus, available information was reviewed using the keywords: Heavy metals, water pollution, fish, mercury, cadmium, lead, arsenic, health risk, regulations, biomagnification, and bioaccumulation. Results: The metals that pose the highest risks for human health are mercury, cadmium, lead, and arsenic which cause important complications in the nervous system, kidneys, bones, lungs, and cardiovascular system due to their toxicity and possible carcinogenic effect. Fish contents of Hg, Cd, Pb and As varies depending on the zone, environmental conditions, the contamination level of the fishing site, and the characteristics of the fish, being some fish more prone to accumulating higher concentrations of these metals in their muscles; among the species, the metal that showed the highest risk was mercury, being in high concentrations in the largest, most enduring predatory fish. Conclusions: Studies submitted in this review, may be used as the base for future comparisons with Hg, Cd, Pb and As concentration values in different fish studies for the Caranx, Scomberomorus, Epinephelus, Euthynnus, Lutjanus, and Megalops genera in order to be able to determine consumption recommendations and warnings.
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author Julián ZULUAGA RODRÍGUEZ
Sara Elisa GALLEGO RÍOS
Claudia María RAMÍREZ BOTERO
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title CONTENT OF Hg, Cd, Pb AND As IN FISH SPECIES: A REVIEW
title_short CONTENT OF Hg, Cd, Pb AND As IN FISH SPECIES: A REVIEW
title_full CONTENT OF Hg, Cd, Pb AND As IN FISH SPECIES: A REVIEW
title_fullStr CONTENT OF Hg, Cd, Pb AND As IN FISH SPECIES: A REVIEW
title_full_unstemmed CONTENT OF Hg, Cd, Pb AND As IN FISH SPECIES: A REVIEW
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