ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Anal. Sci.
Sec. Environmental Analysis
Volume 5 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/frans.2025.1674796
Determination of heavy metals in some pelagic and benthic fish samples using ICP-MS and human health risk assessment
Provisionally accepted
- 1Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq
- 2Cihan University Erbil, Erbil, Iraq
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The consumption of fish is a key route for increasing the content of potentially toxic heavy metals in the food chain, which has a negative consequence for both the aquatic and human wellbeing. This article measures the contents of Al, Ag, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Fe, Se, Si, V, and Zn in various fish species and their impacts on human health for six different age groups. ICP-MS was employed to quantify the total concentrations of Al, Ag, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Fe, Se, Si, V, and Zn in fish species. The heavy metals that exist at high level in various fish species were Zn (12.7-40.6 mg/kg), Fe (10.1-37.1 mg/kg), Al (1.28-6.60 mg/kg), Mn (0.402-5.27 mg/kg), Se (0.645-3.68 mg/kg), and Si (1.47-3.19 mg/kg), Cu (0.338-1.48 mg/kg), while Ba (0.083-7.07 mg/kg), Pb (
Keywords: cancer risk, Non-carcinogenic, ICP-MS, heavy metals, Hazard Quotient, Hazard index
Received: 28 Jul 2025; Accepted: 18 Aug 2025.
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* Correspondence: Bashdar Abuzed Sadee, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq
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