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Elemental Contamination in Brown Mussels (Perna perna) Marketed in Southeastern Brazil

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Perna perna mussels, abundant throughout the Brazilian coast, are routinely applied as bioindicators in environmental monitoring actions due to their sessile and filter-feeding characteristics. In addition, they are noteworthy for their food importance, especially for coastal populations. In this context, the aim of this study was to investigate elemental contamination in commercially marketed and highly consumed P. perna samples from the highly impacted Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A total of 30 mussels were sampled, and elemental concentrations (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, V, and Zn) were determined in adductor muscle samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Human consumption risks were assessed by comparisons to Brazilian and international legislations. No significant differences between sex were observed for all analyzed elements. Even when analyzing only the adductor muscle, all mussel samples exceeded the Brazilian limit for Cr, while 12 samples exceeded the limit for Se. When compared to other regulatory agencies, As and Zn levels were higher than the limits set by China, New Zealand, and the USA. Estimated daily dietary intake values were not above limits imposed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization for any of the assessed elements, although it is important to note that only the adductor muscle was assessed. Therefore, continuous metal and metalloid monitoring in bivalves in the study region is suggested, as metal transport and bioavailability, especially in coastal estuaries such as Guanabara Bay, which are currently undergoing significant changes due to anthropogenic activities.

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This study was funded by the Áreas de Apoio à Pesquisa/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (PAEF/FIOCRUZ IOC-023-FIO-18) and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) (Finance code 001), Brazil. CP Santos and TD Saint’Pierre acknowledge grants from the CNPq (303336/2017-0 and 311820/2017-4) and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) (E-26/202.673/2019).

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Conceptualization: AGL Oliveira, RA Hauser-Davis, and CP Santos. Methodology: AGL Oliveira, RCC Rocha, and TD Saint’Pierre. Data curation: AGL Oliveira and RA Hauser-Davis. Investigation: AGL Oliveira, RA Hauser-Davis, and CP Santos. Formal analysis: RA Hauser-Davis, CC Mello-Silva, and CP Santos. Writing, review and editing: AGL Oliveira, TD Saint’Pierre, RA Hauser-Davis, CC Mello-Silva, and CP Santos. Supervision: CC Mello-Silva and CP Santos. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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de Oliveira, A.G.L., Rocha, R.C.C., Saint’Pierre, T.D. et al. Elemental Contamination in Brown Mussels (Perna perna) Marketed in Southeastern Brazil. Biol Trace Elem Res 200, 402–412 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-021-02644-y

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