Concentrations and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Tissues of Walleye Pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) Captured from the Northeastern Coast of Korea

J Food Prot. 2019 May;82(5):903-909. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-18-379.

Abstract

All heavy metals, except Hg, were well accumulated in liver compared with muscle and gonads. Estimated daily intakes of heavy metals were within 2% of the provisional maximum tolerable daily intakes, Hazard quotients of heavy metals were less than 1.0. Appropriate intake control of G. chalcogrammus is necessary to protect human health in the future.

Keywords: Hazard quotient; Heavy metal; Korea; Provisional maximum tolerable daily intake; Walleye pollock.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Food Contamination* / analysis
  • Gadiformes*
  • Gonads / chemistry
  • Gonads / metabolism
  • Liver / chemistry
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Metals, Heavy* / analysis
  • Metals, Heavy* / metabolism
  • Muscle, Skeletal / chemistry
  • Muscle, Skeletal / metabolism
  • Republic of Korea
  • Risk Assessment

Substances

  • Metals, Heavy