Heavy Metals Concentration and Human Health Risk Assessment in Seven Commercial Fish Species from Asafo Market, Ghana

Overview

Journal Food Sci Biotechnol

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2019 Apr 9

PMID 30956870

Citations 13

Authors

Edward Ebow Kwaansa-Ansah

Samuel Owusu Nti

Francis Opoku

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Abstract

Health risk assessment and heavy metal accumulation were evaluated in the muscles of widely consumed , , , , , and fish species in Asafo, Ghana. The fish samples were prepared using a wet digestion method and the heavy metals analysis was performed with the flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (UNICAM 969). The results revealed that Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb concentrations were below the permissible values set by several health institutions. The health risk assessment based on non-carcinogenic and cancer factors effect indicates no adverse health effect of fish intake. The results of heavy metal concentrations showed that different varieties of fish could be safe for human intake and the results are anticipated to create alertness among the local people.

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