1. Heavy Metals and PAHs in Meat, Milk, and Seafood From Augusta Area (Southern Italy): Contamination Levels, Dietary Intake, and Human Exposure Assessment.
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Di Bella C, Traina A, Giosuè C, Carpintieri D, Lo Dico GM, Bellante A, Del Core M, Falco F, Gherardi S, Uccello MM, and Ferrantelli V
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Animals, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Italy, Meat analysis, Middle Aged, Milk chemistry, Risk Assessment, Seafood analysis, Young Adult, Dietary Exposure analysis, Food Contamination analysis, Metals, Heavy analysis, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons analysis
- Abstract
Heavy metals and PAHs were measured in animal foodstuffs from Augusta-Melilli-Priolo area in order to evaluate the potential human health risk associated to their consumption. All heavy metals were detected in seafood products while most of them were
Hg related to seafood products intake exceeded the Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake (PTWI) recommended by the European Food Safety Authority. The THQ Hg was >1 for baby, children and teenagers, indicating a non-carcinogenic risk for these age categories by seafood ingestion. The CRAs overcame 1* 10-5 for almost age categories (except "baby") and for elderly, by seafood and beef ingestions respectively. Moreover, the MOE for PAHs showed a certain cancer risk for "baby" related to cow milk ingestion., (Copyright © 2020 Di Bella, Traina, Giosuè, Carpintieri, Lo Dico, Bellante, Del Core, Falco, Gherardi, Uccello and Ferrantelli.)- Published
- 2020
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