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    Human Health Risk from Metals in Fish from Saudi Arabia: Consumption Patterns for Some Species Exceed Allowable Limits

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    Article
    Authors
    Burger, Joanna
    Gochfeld, Michael
    Mannalamkunnath Alikunhi, Nabeel
    Al-Jahdali, Haitham
    Al-Jebreen, Dalal Hamad
    Al-Suwailem, Abdulaziz M.
    Aziz, Mohammed A M
    Batang, Zenon B. cc
    KAUST Department
    Coastal and Marine Resources Core Lab
    Research Support
    KAUST Grant Number
    KAUST/MoA 228211
    Date
    2014-10-06
    Online Publication Date
    2014-10-06
    Print Publication Date
    2015-04-03
    Permanent link to this record
    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/563790
    
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    Abstract
    ABSTRACT: Fish are a healthful source of protein, but contaminants in some fish pose a risk. While there are multiple risk assessments from Europe and North America, there are far fewer for other parts of the world. We examined the risks from mercury, arsenic, lead, and other metals in fish consumed by people in Jeddah area, Saudi Arabia, using site-specific data on consumption patterns and metal levels in fish. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Hazard Quotient (HQ) and cumulative Hazard Index (HI) for non-cancer endpoints and Carcinogenic Index for cancer were used to determine the health risk based on fish consumption rates. Of the 13 fish species examined, HQ was greater than 1 (indicating elevated risk) in two species for arsenic, and seven species for methylmercury. The cumulative HI for all metals was above 1 for all but three species of fish at the mean consumption rates. Generally, fish species with HI above 1 for one sampling location, had HI above 1 for all sampling locations. The implications of these findings are discussed in the light of strategies for reducing risk from fish consumption while encouraging dietary intakes of fish with low mercury and arsenic levels.
    Citation
    Burger, J., Gochfeld, M., Alikunhi, N., Al-Jahdali, H., Al-Jebreen, D., Al-Suwailem, A., … Batang, Z. B. (2014). Human Health Risk from Metals in Fish from Saudi Arabia: Consumption Patterns for Some Species Exceed Allowable Limits. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 21(3), 799–827. doi:10.1080/10807039.2014.934585
    Sponsors
    This research was funded by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) to KAUST (KAUST/MoA 228211), with additional funds to Joanna Burger and Michael Gochfeld from EOHSI, NIEHS (P30ES005022), and Rutgers University. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors, and do not represent the funding agencies.
    Publisher
    Informa UK Limited
    Journal
    Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal
    DOI
    10.1080/10807039.2014.934585
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1080/10807039.2014.934585
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    Articles; Coastal and Marine Resources Core Lab

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