title: Assessment of health risk related to the ingestion of trace metals through fish consumption in Todos os Santos Bay.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Geociências (IGEO), Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), R. Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n - Ondina, Salvador, BA, 40170-290, Brazil. cal.uefsbio@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Carolina Oliveira
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: de Santana
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Taíse Bomfim
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: de Jesus
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Willian Moura
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: de Aguiar
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Washington
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: de Jesus Sant'anna Franca-Rocha
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Antropologia e Etnologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Estrada de São Lázaro, 197 Federação, Salvador, BA, 40210-730, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto Caroso
authors.initials: CAC
authors.lastname: Soares
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D061006:Bays / Q000737:chemistry*; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D004435:Eating; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014131:Trace Elements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Estimated daily intake; Marine pollution; Trace elements