Total and Methyl Mercury Concentrations in Antarctic Toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni): Health Risk Assessment. Yoon, M., Jo, M., R., Kim, P., H., Choi, W., S., Kang, S., I., Choi, S., G., Lee, J., H., Lee, H., C., Son, K., T., & Mok, J., S. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 100(6):748-753, Springer US, 2018.
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The concentrations of total mercury (THg) in different organs of the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) collected from CCAMLR research blocks in Subarea 88.3 and Division 58.4.1 off the coast of Antarctica were determined. The results revealed THg concentrations of 0.165 ± 0.095 mg/kg (0.023–0.454 mg/kg, wet weight) in the Antarctic toothfish. In muscle, methyl mercury (MeHg) accounted for approximately 40% of the THg. In a comparison analysis, muscle and liver tended to bioaccumulate the highest levels of THg, and both THg and MeHg contents showed correlations with fish length and weight. Compared with international guidelines, fish contained 2.5–6.4% and 4.0–10.3% of the provisional tolerable weekly intake for THg recommended by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives and the tolerable weekly intake for MeHg proposed by the European Food Safety Authority, respectively. These results suggest that consumption of the Antarctic toothfish presents no health risk to humans.
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 author = {Yoon, Minchul and Jo, Mi Ra and Kim, Poong Ho and Choi, Woo Seok and Kang, Sang In and Choi, Seok Gwan and Lee, Jong Hee and Lee, Hee Chung and Son, Kwang Tae and Mok, Jong Soo},
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