Cadmium pollution in seafood, Lima - 2015

Authors

  • Gloria M. Marín Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Lima, Perú.
  • Mesías M. García Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/ci.v19i1.13624

Keywords:

Cadmium, seafood, pollution

Abstract

In the present investigation, cadmium concentrations in seafood were determined and compared with the maximum levels of Commission of the European Union in its Regulation (EC) Nº 1881/2006 and amending Regulation (EU) No 488/2014. Samples were collected from the fish market of Villa Maria del Triunfo. Analyses were performed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results were: in fish (horse mackerel: Trachurus picturatus murphyi) the average cadmium concentrations was 0,35 mg/kg fresh weight, well above the allowable value which is 0,05 mg/kg fresh weight. In crustaceans (prawns: Litopenaeus vannamei) the average was 0,42 mg/kg fresh weight, being below the maximum allowed limit which is 0,50 mg/kg fresh weight. The ceiling in bivalve molluscs is 1,00 mg/kg fresh weight and different concentrations were found in different species and in white shells (Semele sp) and scallops (Argopecten purpuratus) do not exceed the permitted limits; the mussels (Aulacomya atra) are borderline; the machas (Mesodesma donacium) and clams (Gari solida) exceed the limit values. Finally, cephalopods (giant squid: Dosidicus gigas) the average was 1,11 mg/kg fresh weight, being slightly higher than the allowable limit 1,00 mg / kg fresh weight.

Author Biography

  • Gloria M. Marín, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Lima, Perú.
    E-mail: mmarinvallejos@yahoo.es

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2017-08-02

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Marín GM, García MM. Cadmium pollution in seafood, Lima - 2015. Ciencia e investigación [Internet]. 2017 Aug. 2 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];19(1):24-8. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/farma/article/view/13624