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- Title
Distribution of Hg and Se in Muscle and Liver of the Thornback Guitarfish Platyrhinoidis triseriata from the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
- Authors
Salas-Garzón, Z.; Escobar-Sánchez, O.; Ruelas-Inzunza, J.; Sánchez-Osuna, K.; Corro-Espinosa, D.
- Abstract
Human consumption of the thornback guitarfish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata) is concentrated in coastal populations of the Pacific coast of Mexico as its meat is prized for its high quality. This study analyzes the distribution of mercury and selenium in the muscle and liver of Platyrhinoidis triseriata and the risk to human health associated with its consumption. In order to conduct these estimates, specimens were collected from the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2015 and 2016 and found mean concentrations (µg g−1 wet weight) of mercury ranging from 0.02 to 0.58 in muscle and 0.10 to 0.31 in liver. Selenium ranged from 0.14 to 1.31 in muscle and from 0.93 to 4.52 in liver. Mercury levels in the muscle of P. triseriata were significantly correlated (positive correlation) with the total length of the specimens. The predominant prey of P. triseriata was the shrimp Pleuroncodes planipes and according to the biomagnification factor, only mercury was biomagnified. The risk to consumers associated with the simultaneous presence of mercury and selenium in the muscle and liver of rays under the selenium health benefit value approach indicated that consumption of P. triseriata from this area is beneficial to human health.
- Subjects
MEXICO; SELENIUM; OCEAN; HEALTH risk assessment
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2022, Vol 109, Issue 2, p272
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-022-03540-4