ArticleBMC public health2023
Consumer health risk assessment of Arsenic and Mercury in hen eggs through Monte Carlo simulations.
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- Mercury Level in Worldwide Poultry Food Products: a Systematic Review.Biological trace element research · 2026Pooled it
- Investigating the Concentration of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Bird Eggs: a Comprehensive Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Probabilistic Risk Assessment.Biological trace element research · 2025Pooled it
- Receptor modeling, ecological risks, and human health impacts of mercury in some Ghanaian topsoils due to mining and commercial activities.Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2025Article
- Health risk assessment of heavy metals in black tea infusion by Monte Carlo simulation.Food science & nutrition · 2024Article
- Heavy Metals in Foods and Beverages: Global Situation, Health Risks and Reduction Methods.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundThis study was conducted to assess the concentration of heavy metals (arsenic and mercury) and estimate the probability that consumption of hen egg products collected in Iran has carcinogenic or non-carcinogenic consequences.
methodsA total of eighty-four hen eggs from 21 major brands were randomly selected from among thirty local supermarkets in two seasons (winter (January) and summer (August) 2022). Arsenic (As) and Mercury (Hg) was determined by using ICP-MS. The human health risk assessment refers to the formulation of the USEPA standard focused on Estimated Daily Intake (EDI), International Lifetime Cancer Risk (ILCR), Target Hazard Quotient (THQ), and Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) as a probabilistic method. Data analysis was carried out using the statistical software SPSS. Differences in mean concentrations of As and Hg in two seasons were tested by paired t-test.
resultsOver two seasons, the average As and Hg concentrations in hen eggs were 0.79 and 0.18 µg.kg
conclusionIn total, the result indicates that there was not a significant risk of developing cancer; the calculation of THQ was still below the accepted level of 1, indicating that there was no risk while, according to most regulatory programs (ILCR > 10
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