The presence of toxic heavy metals in tuna fishes from Laccadive sea and concomitant health risk
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2023
Abstract
Concentrations of heavy metals in Yellowfin and Skipjack tuna fishes from the Laccadive sea were determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) to evaluate the human health hazards via their consumption. The samples were collected from different atolls of Maldives to ensure a good representation of sample distribution. The metal concentration in tuna fish is found to be below the maximum tolerable limit set by different international organisations. The target hazard quotient values for individual metals were well below the limiting value of 1, indicating an insignificant health risk via the dietary intake of fish. The maximum targeted cancer risk value was 10 -4, indicating low carcinogenic risk from the consumption of tuna fish from the Maldives. Hence, the consumption of tuna from the Laccadive Sea is safe for human health.
Divisions
biomedengine,GEOLOGY,PHYSICS
Funders
Sunway University Research Grant: GRTIN-IGS (02)-CAPRT-04-2022 is acknowledged
Publication Title
Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Volume
199
Issue
18
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publisher Location
GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND