RT journal article
T1 Assessment of elemental composition in commercial fish of the Bay of Cádiz, Southern Iberian Peninsula
A1 Calero Cano, Sandra
A1 Donázar Aramendía, Íñigo
A1 Morales, Emilio
A1 Arechavala Lopez, Pablo
A1 Cervera Currado, Juan Lucas
A1 Guerra-Garcia, Jose Manuel
A1 Giráldez, Inmaculada
A2 Biología
K1 Fish
K1 Heavy metals
K1 Trace elements
K1 Bay of Cádiz
K1 Spain
AB The assessment of trace metal content in our fish diet is important due to the adverse effect on human health. Despite the increasing interest about the fish quality, little information is available for Southern Spain, a region characterized by high seafood intake. Nine species from the Bay of Cádiz with high commercial value were selected. Similar values were measured in the nine studied species for most of the elements, except for the macroelements Ca and S, and the microelements Fe, Mn and As, which showed significant differences among species. Metal Pollution Index (MPI) did not differ among species, and it was similar to those obtained for other Atlantic and Mediterranean locations. The values measured for the nine species were below the health limits provided by World, European and Spanish legislations, indicating that, in general terms, consumption of these species is safe in the study area.
PB Elsevier
SN 0025-326X
YR 2022
FD 2022-12-28
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29556
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29556
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026