Risk to consumers from mercury in bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) from New Jersey: Size, season and geographical effects.
Risk to consumers from mercury in bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) from New Jersey: Size, season and geographical effects.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.envres.2009.07.005
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发表时间：
2009-10
影响因子：
8.3
通讯作者：
Burger, Joanna
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作者：
Burger, Joanna
相对而言，很少有人关注休闲渔民捕获的咸水鱼中汞的风险。尽管美国食品和药物管理局已经发布了关于四种咸水鱼类的汞含量的建议，但关于汞含量如何因大小、季节或地点而变化的数据很少。本文研究了主要由休闲渔民从新泽西州沿海采集的蓝鱼（Pomatomus saltatrix）肌肉中的总汞水平。人们最感兴趣的是，汞含量是否会因地点、鱼的重量和长度以及季节而有所差异，以及汞对包括人类在内的食物链构成何种风险。硒也被测量，因为据报道它对汞有保护作用。汞水平平均为0.35±0.02 ppm（平均和标准误差），硒水平平均为0.37±0.01ppm （N = 206）。在这项研究中，41%的鱼的汞含量超过0.3 ppm， 20%的含量超过0.5 ppm， 4%的含量超过1ppm。体型与汞含量高度相关，但与硒含量无关。虽然硒含量完全没有随季节变化，但汞含量却显著下降。这种关系不是由于鱼的大小不同，因为在夏季收集的鱼是最小的，但汞含量中等。从6月初到11月，汞含量下降，尤其是对较小的鱼。虽然汞含量有显著的地域差异（但硒含量没有），但这些差异可能是大小的结果。根据已知的有害健康影响水平，蓝鱼体内的汞含量不足以对蓝鱼本身造成问题，但足以对食用蓝鱼的敏感鸟类和哺乳动物造成潜在的有害健康影响，并对食用蓝鱼的人类构成潜在的健康风险。叉子长度超过50厘米的鱼平均含量超过0.3 ppm，这表明孕妇、儿童和其他有风险的人应该避免食用它们。
Relatively little attention has been devoted to the risks from mercury in saltwater fish, that were caught by recreational fisherfolk. Although the US Food and Drug Administration has issued advisories based on mercury for four saltwater species or groups of fish, there are few data on how mercury levels vary by size, season, or location. This paper examines total mercury levels in muscle of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) collected from coastal New Jersey, mainly by recreational fishermen. Of primary interest was whether there were differences in mercury levels as a function of location, weight and length of the fish, and season, and in what risk mercury posed to the food chain, including people. Selenium was also measured because of its reported protective effects against mercury. Mercury levels averaged 0.35±0.02 (mean and standard error) ppm, and selenium levels averaged 0.37±0.01ppm (N = 206). In this study, 41% of the fish had mercury levels above 0.3 ppm, 20% had levels above 0.5 ppm, and 4% had levels above 1 ppm. Size was highly correlated with mercury levels, but not with selenium. While selenium levels did not vary at all with season, mercury levels decreased significantly. This relationship was not due to differences in the size of fish, since the fish collected in the summer were the smallest, but had intermediate mercury levels. Mercury levels declined from early June until November, particularly for the smaller-sized fish. While there were significant locational differences in mercury levels (but not selenium), these differences could be a result of size. The levels of mercury in bluefish are not sufficiently high to cause problems for the bluefish themselves, based on known adverse health effects levels, but are high enough to cause potential adverse health effects in sensitive birds and mammals that eat them, and to provide a potential health risk to humans who consume them. Fish larger than 50cm fork length averaged levels above 0.3 ppm, suggesting that eating them should be avoided by pregnant women, children, and others who are at risk.
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影响因子：
9.8
作者：
Burger, Joanna;Gochfeld, Michael;Weston, Jim
通讯作者：
Weston, Jim
影响因子：
3.8
作者：
Burger, J;Pflugh, KK;Von Hagen, S
通讯作者：
Von Hagen, S
影响因子：
2.4
作者：
BLOOM, NS
通讯作者：
BLOOM, NS
影响因子：
8.3
作者：
Burger, J
通讯作者：
Burger, J
DOI：
10.1093/jurban/jtg036
发表时间：
2003-06-01
影响因子：
6.6
作者：
Bienenfeld, LA;Golden, AL;Garland, EJ
通讯作者：
Garland, EJ