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HERO ID

6686947

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Lead, Mercury and Cadmium in Fish and Shellfish from the Indian Ocean and Red Sea (African Countries): Public Health Challenges

Author(s)

Jose Tamele, I; Vazquez Loureiro, P

Year

2020

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Journal

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
EISSN: 2077-1312

Publisher

MDPI

Location

BASEL

Volume

Issue

Language

English

DOI

10.3390/jmse8050344

Web of Science Id

WOS:000539274600045

Abstract

The main aim of this review was to assess the incidence of Pb, Hg and Cd in seafood from African countries on the Indian and the Red Sea coasts and the level of their monitoring and control, where the direct consumption of seafood without quality control are frequently due to the poverty in many African countries. Some seafood from African Indian and the Red Sea coasts such as mollusks and fishes have presented Cd, Pb and Hg concentrations higher than permitted limit by FAOUN/EU regulations, indicating a possible threat to public health. Thus, the operationalization of the heavy metals (HM) monitoring and control is strongly recommended since these countries have laboratories with minimal conditions for HM analysis.

Keywords

heavy metals; seafood monitoring; Indian Ocean; Red Sea; lead; mercury; cadmium; public health

Series

JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING