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Assessment of health risk related to the ingestion of trace metals through fish consumption in Todos os Santos Bay

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This study was carried out to evaluate the concentration of trace elements (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) in the muscle of carnivorous fish species from three different areas of Todos os Santos Bay (BTS), Bahia State, Brazil. Trace elements were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), and consumption rates advisory for minimizing chronic systemic effects in children and adults were estimated. As concentrations in fish samples from Jiribatuba were higher than legal limits set by FAO, and Cd concentrations in fish from Iguape Bay were high in comparison with FAO and EC. This study provides information about the fish consumption limits, considering the elements concentrations observed in the analyses, in particular As and Cd, necessary for minimizing potential health risks.

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The authors would like to thank the professionals of the Laboratory of Petroleum Studies (LEPETRO-UFBA) and the Research Support Agency of Bahia State (FAPESB).

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  1. Instituto de Geociências (IGEO), Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), R. Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n - Ondina, Salvador, BA, 40170-290, Brazil

    Carolina Oliveira de Santana

  2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Modelagem em Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente (PPGM), Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Avenida Transnordestina, s/n - Novo Horizonte, Feira de Santana, BA, 44036-900, Brazil

    Taíse Bomfim de Jesus & Washington de Jesus Sant’anna Franca-Rocha

  3. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Avenida Transnordestina, s/n - Novo Horizonte, Feira de Santana, BA, 44036-900, Brazil

    Willian Moura de Aguiar

  4. Departamento de Antropologia e Etnologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Estrada de São Lázaro, 197 Federação, Salvador, BA, 40210-730, Brazil

    Carlos Alberto Caroso Soares

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de Santana, C.O., de Jesus, T.B., de Aguiar, W.M. et al. Assessment of health risk related to the ingestion of trace metals through fish consumption in Todos os Santos Bay. Environ Monit Assess 189, 204 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-5913-7

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