Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in the Fillet of Narrow-Barred Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson): a Global Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Risk Assessment

Van Nam Thai; Reza Dehbandi; Yadolah Fakhri; Mansour Sarafraz; Amene Nematolahi; Seyedeh Samaneh Dehghani; Abdolmajid Gholizadeh; Amin Mousavi Khaneghah

doi:10.1007/s12011-020-02476-2

Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in the Fillet of Narrow-Barred Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson): a Global Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Risk Assessment

Biol Trace Elem Res. 2021 Sep;199(9):3497-3509. doi: 10.1007/s12011-020-02476-2. Epub 2020 Nov 12.

Authors

Van Nam Thai¹, Reza Dehbandi², Yadolah Fakhri³, Mansour Sarafraz⁴, Amene Nematolahi⁵, Seyedeh Samaneh Dehghani⁶, Abdolmajid Gholizadeh⁷, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah⁸

Affiliations

¹ Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH) 475A, Dien Bien Phu, Ward 25, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
² Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Health Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
³ Food Health Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran. Ya.Fakhri@Gmail.Com.
⁴ Environmental Health Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
⁵ Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, School of Health, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.
⁶ Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Student Research Committee, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
⁷ Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.
⁸ Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 33180263
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-020-02476-2

Abstract

The contamination of seafood like narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) fillets by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has converted to worldwide health concerns. In this regard, the related citations regarding the concentration of PTEs in fillets of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel were collected through some of the international databases such as Scopus, Cochrane, PubMed, and Scientific Information Database (SID) up to 10 March 2020. The concentration of PTEs in fillets of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel fish was meta-analyzed and the health risk (non-carcinogenic risk) was estimated by the total target hazard quotient (TTHQ). The meta-analysis of data indicated that the rank order of PTEs in fillet of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel was Fe (10,853.29 μg/kg-ww) > Zn (4007.00 μg/kg-ww) > Cu (1005.66 μg/kg-ww) > total Cr (544.14 μg/kg-ww) > Mn (515.93 μg/kg-ww) > Ni (409.90 μg/kg-ww) > Pb (180.99 μg/kg-ww) > As (93.11 μg/kg-ww) > methyl Hg (66.60 μg/kg-ww) > Cd (66.03 μg/kg-ww). The rank order of health risk assessment based on the country by the aid of TTHQ for adult consumers was Malaysia (0.22251) > Philippines (0.21912) > Egypt (0.08684) > Taiwan (0.07430) > Bahrain (0.04893) > Iran (0.03528) > China (0.00620) > Pakistan (0.00316) > Yemen (0.00157) > India (0.00073). In addition, the rank order of health risk assessment based on the country by the aid of TTHQ for child consumers was Malaysia (1.03838) > Philippines (1.02257) > Egypt (0.40523) > Taiwan (0.34674) > Bahrain (0.22832) > Iran (0.16466) > China (0.02892) > Pakistan (0.01474) > Yemen (0.00731) > India (0.00340). Therefore, the children in Malaysia and the Philippines were at considerable non-carcinogenic risk. Hence, approaching the recommended control plans in order to decrease the non-carcinogenic risk associated with the ingestion of PTEs via the consumption of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel fish fillets is crucial.

Keywords: Fish; Food contamination; Health risk assessment; Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel; Potentially toxic elements (PTEs).

Publication types

Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Child
China
Egypt
Environmental Monitoring
Humans
India
Iran
Malaysia
Metals, Heavy* / analysis
Pakistan
Perciformes*
Risk Assessment
Soil Pollutants* / analysis
Taiwan

Substances

Metals, Heavy
Soil Pollutants