Heavy Metal Distribution in Aquatic Products from Eastern Guangdong and Associated Health Risk Assessment.

Jinyan Liu, You'an Yu, Zewei Sun, Keqin Zhang, Ping Li, Wenhua Liu, Ran Bi

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Jinyan LiuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Prevention, and Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.

You'an YuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Prevention, and Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.

Zewei SunGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Prevention, and Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.

Keqin ZhangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Prevention, and Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.

Ping LiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Prevention, and Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6924-1898

Wenhua LiuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Prevention, and Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.

Ran BiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Prevention, and Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2182-9136

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 41877379National Natural Science Foundation of China 42230413National Natural Science Foundation of China 42377231Program for University Innovation Team of Guangdong Province 2022KCXTD008Science and Technology Plan Projects of Guangdong Province 2021B1212050025Science and Technology Plan Projects of Guangdong Province STKJ2021125the Li Ka Shing Foundation Interdisciplinary Research Project 2020LKSFG04E

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Abstract

With the rapid industrialization and urbanization of coastal areas, marine pollution (such as heavy metals) is increasingly contaminating the environment, posing significant public health risks. Eastern Guangdong, a key aquaculture and fisheries hub in China, has a growing market for aquatic products. Heavy metals persist in the environment and are difficult to degrade and bioaccumulate in marine organisms through the food web, presenting carcinogenic and mutagenic risks to humans, as top predators. This study analyzed 10 key species commonly consumed by residents of eastern Guangdong (bivalves, crustaceans, and fish), measuring the concentrations of six heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb) using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Pollution levels were assessed using the pollution index (Pi), and dietary exposure risks were evaluated via the target hazard quotient (THQ) for different age groups. Results showed that Pi values for all metals were within normal background levels, but bivalves had a high capacity for Cd accumulation, with pollution severity ranking as bivalves > crustaceans > fish. The THQ values for both adults and teenagers were <1 across all samples, indicating no risk to the health of residents. However, the TTHQ for

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aquatic productshealth riskheavy metalmarine pollution

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PMID39771096

DOI10.3390/toxics12120881

PMCPMC11679869

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