title: Potential human health risk by metal(loid)s, 234,238U and 210Po due to consumption of fish from the "Luis L. Leon" Reservoir (Northern México).
abstract: Concentrations of As, Cu, Fe, Hg, Pb and Zn and activity concentrations from 234,238U and 210Po in water, fillet, liver and gills were determined in three stocked fish species from the Luis L. Leon reservoir, located in Northern Mexico. The considered species were Lepomis cyanellus, Cyprinus carpio and Ictalurus furcatus. 238U and 234U activity concentration (AC) in fillet samples showed values of 0.007-0.014 and 0.01-0.02 Bq∙kg-1 wet weight (ww), respectively. Liver samples for L. cyanellus, C. carpio and I. furcatus present 210Po AC of 1.16-3.26, 0.70-1.13 and 0.93-1.37 Bq∙kg-1 ww. Arsenic, mercury and lead concentration intervals in fillet samples were 0.13-0.39, 0.005-0.126 and 0.009-0.08 mg∙kg-1 ww, respectively, while in gill samples they were 0.11-0.43, 0.002-0.039 and 0.02-0.26 mg∙kg-1 ww. The elemental Bioaccumulation Factor (BAF) for fish tissues with respect to their concentrations in water was determined. L. cyanellus showed the highest BAF values for As and total U, being BAFAs = 37 and 40 L∙kg-1 in fillet and gills, respectively, and BAFU total = 1.5 L∙kg-1 in fillet. I. furcatus showed the highest BAF values for Hg and Pb, being BAFHg = 40 and 13 L∙kg-1 in fillet and gills, and BAFPb = 6.5 and 22 L∙kg-1 in fillet and gills, respectively. Some metal(loid) concentrations are slightly higher than European regulations for fish fillets. The difference in concentrations of metal(loid)s in fillet among the studied species is probably due to their differences in diet and habitat.
authors: Department of Renewable Energy and Environmental Protection, Advanced Materials Research Center (CIMAV), Miguel de Cervantes 120, Chihuahua, 31109, Mexico. mayra.luna@cimav.edu.mx.
authors: Mayra Y
authors: MY
authors: Luna-Porres
authors: Department of Materials Science, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Ave. del Charro 450 Norte, Cd. Juárez 32310, Mexico. al118805@alumnos.uacj.mx.
authors: Marco A
authors: MA
authors: Rodríguez-Villa
authors: Department of Renewable Energy and Environmental Protection, Advanced Materials Research Center (CIMAV), Miguel de Cervantes 120, Chihuahua, 31109, Mexico. eduardo.herrera@cimav.edu.mx.
authors: Eduardo F
authors: EF
authors: Herrera-Peraza
authors: Department of Natural Resources, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Periferico Francisco R. Almada, Chihuahua, 33820, Mexico. mrenteria@uach.mx.
authors: Marusia
authors: M
authors: Renteria-Villalobos
authors: Department of Renewable Energy and Environmental Protection, Advanced Materials Research Center (CIMAV), Miguel de Cervantes 120, Chihuahua, 31109, Mexico. elena.montero@cimav.edu.mx.
authors: María E
authors: ME
authors: Montero-Cabrera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism; D005506:Food Contamination; D005880:Gills / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D058955:Metalloids / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D008800:Mexico; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D058955:Metalloids; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive