Metal/metalloid bioconcentration dynamics in fish and the risk to human health due to water contamination with atmospheric particulate matter from a metallurgical industrial area

FORTES, WILLIAM MANUEL PEREIRA ANTUNES; SOUZA, IARA DA COSTA; AZEVEDO, VINICIUS CAVICCHIOLI; GRIBOFF, JULIETA; MONFERRÁN, MAGDALENA VICTORIA; WUNDERLIN, DANIEL ALBERTO; MATSUMOTO, SILVIA TAMIE; FERNANDES, MARISA NARCISO

THE SCIENCE OF TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Elsevier B.V.

Año: 2023 vol. 902

0048-9697

ettleable atmospheric particulate matter (SeAPM) containing a mixture of metals, including metallic nanoparticles, has increased throughout the world, and caused environmental and biota contamination. The metal bioconcentration pattern in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) was evaluated during a 30-day exposure to 1 g L−1 SeAPM and assessed the human health risk from consuming fish fillets (muscle) based on the estimated daily intake (EDI). SeAPM was collected surrounding an iron ore processing and steel industrial complex in Vitória city (Espírito Santo, Brazil) area. Water samples were collected daily for physicochemical analyses, and every 3 days for multi-elemental analyses. Metal bioconcentrations were determined in the viscera and fillet of fish every 3 days. The elements B, Al, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Rb, Sr, Ag, Cd, Pb, Hg, Ba, Bi, W, Ti, Zr, Y, La, Nb, and Ce were analyzed in SeAPM, water, and fish using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The met