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Hair Mercury Levels in Pregnant Women: Fish Consumption as a Determinant of Exposure

Published:2024-05-16 Issue:5 Volume:12 Page:366
ISSN:2305-6304
Container-title:Toxics
language:en
Short-container-title:Toxics

Author:

Rumiantseva Olga¹^ORCID,Komov Viktor¹²^ORCID,Kutuzov Mikhail¹,Zaroual Hicham¹³⁴^ORCID,Mizina Ksenia¹,Belova Maria¹,Nikitin Igor¹⁵⁶^ORCID,Stolyarova Alla⁵⁷,Mashin Dmitry⁷^ORCID,Vilkova Daria¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Research Laboratory of Applied Biotechnology, Cherepovets State University, 5 Lunacharsky pr., 162602 Cherepovets, Russia

2. Physiology and Toxicology Laboratory, Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, 152742 Borok, Russia

3. Sustainable AgriFoodtech Innovation & Research (SAFIR), 62000 Arras, France

4. Applied Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez M-30000, Morocco

5. Research Laboratory of Nutritional Systems Biotechnology, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, 36 Stremyanny per., 117997 Moscow, Russia

6. Department of Biotechnology of Food Products from Plant and Animal Raw Materials, K.G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (the First Cossack University), 73 Zemlyanoy Val, 109004 Moscow, Russia

7. Department of Management and Economics, State University of Humanities and Social Studies, 30 Zelenaya st., 140400 Moscow, Russia

Abstract

The consumption of fish in food may contain mercury, a harmful element and dangerous chemical detrimental to human health. The purpose of this study was to determine the mercury level in the hair of pregnant women with different fish intakes in their diets. The concentration of total mercury in hair was determined using an atomic absorption spectrometer. In this study, 98 pregnant women were invited to participate (aged from 18 to 48 years). The mean content of mercury in the hair of pregnant women in Northwestern Russia was 0.428 mg/kg (ranging from 0.018 to 3.1 mg/kg). As a result, 22% of women had mercury values above 0.58 mg/kg, which is considered dangerous for the fetus. The hair mercury concentration in a village area was higher than that in a city area (i.e., 0.548 mg/kg and 0.326 mg/kg). Moreover, the maximum level of mercury was noted for a group of pregnant women who consumed more than 5 kg/month of fish and fish products. Furthermore, the consumption of freshwater fish in the diet leads to a higher mercury content in the hair of pregnant women than the consumption of marine fish.

Funder

Russian Science Foundation

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/5/366/pdf

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