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KMID : 1147220220230010007
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Journal of Biomedical and Translational Research
2022 Volume.23 No. 1 p.7 ~ p.16
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Quantitative analysis and risk assessment on total mercury and methyl mercury in seafood distributed in Daejeon
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Lee Sang-Joon
Oh Su-Jin
Shin Sook-Kyung
Kim Dae-Hyun
Lee Ji-Hyun
Kang Ho-Jeong
Jo Gune-Hee
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Abstract
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Mercury and its compounds are globally managed chemicals as risks to the human body and ecosystem. It mainly enters the human body through ingestion of seafood, especially, methylmercury causes serious diseases such as central nervous system (CNS) disorder and renal dysfunction. In this study, total mercury (Hg) and methyl mercury (MeHg) were determined in seafood (16 species, n = 97) commonly consumed in Daejeon, using a gold amalgamation method. The average concentration (Hg/MeHg mean ± S.D. (minimum?maximun) mg/kg) of total Hg and MeHg in the samples was as follows; Fish 0.038 ± 0.058 (0.004 ? 0.272) / 0.028 ± 0.047 (N.D. ? 0.236), Crustacea 0.023 ± 0.021 (0.003 ? 0.078) / 0.016 ± 0.018 (N.D. ? 0.055), Mollusks 0.015 ± 0.015 (0.002 ? 0.056) / 0.008 ± 0.013 (N.D. ? 0.040). The concentration of MeHg in seafood were significantly correlated with total Hg concentration (p<0.001). The species with the highest average concentration of Hg was the Korean rockfish, but there was no sample that exceeded the maximum residual limit. The total %provisional tolerable weekly intake (%PTWI) value of MeHg for all of the samples was 3.76%, compared with the JECFA’s reference value, which indicates that there is almost no health risk from heavy MeHg intake through the consumption of seafood distributed in Daejeon.
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KEYWORD
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risk assessment, mercury, methyl mercury, PTWI, seafood
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