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ReviewFood quality and safety2023

Arsenic speciation in freshwater fish: challenges and research needs.

Karen S Hoy, Tetiana Davydiuk, Xiaojian Chen, Chester Lau, Jordan R M Schofield, Xiufen Lu, Jennifer A Graydon, Ruth Mitchell, Megan Reichert, X Chris Le

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Review in Food quality and safety, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Risk assessment of complex organoarsenic species in food.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Karen S HoyDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Tetiana DavydiukDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Xiaojian ChenDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Chester LauDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0958-5557
Jordan R M SchofieldDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Xiufen LuDivision of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Jennifer A GraydonAlberta Health, Health Protection Branch, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Ruth MitchellAlberta Health, Health Protection Branch, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Megan ReichertAlberta Health, Health Protection Branch, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
X Chris LeDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7690-6701

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Food and water are the main sources of human exposure to arsenic. It is important to determine arsenic species in food because the toxicities of arsenic vary greatly with its chemical speciation. Extensive research has focused on high concentrations of arsenic species in marine organisms. The concentrations of arsenic species in freshwater fish are much lower, and their determination presents analytical challenges. In this review, we summarize the current state of knowledge on arsenic speciation in freshwater fish and discuss challenges and research needs. Fish samples are typically homogenized, and arsenic species are extracted using water/methanol with the assistance of sonication and enzyme treatment. Arsenic species in the extracts are commonly separated using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and detected using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS). Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry, used in combination with HPLC and ICPMS, provides complementary information for the identification and characterization of arsenic species. The methods and perspectives discussed in this review, covering sample preparation, chromatography separation, and mass spectrometry detection, are directed to arsenic speciation in freshwater fish and applicable to studies of other food items. Despite progress made in arsenic speciation analysis, a large fraction of the total arsenic in freshwater fish remains unidentified. It is challenging to identify and quantify arsenic species present in complex sample matrices at very low concentrations. Further research is needed to improve the extraction efficiency, chromatographic resolution, detection sensitivity, and characterization capability.

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Arsenic speciesenvironmentfood consumptionfreshwater fishhuman exposureidentification of unknownsliquid chromatographymass spectrometry

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PMID37744965
PMCPMC10515374

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