Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 2011 Volume 76, Issue 12, Pages: 1725-1737
https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC110420095S
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Trace elements concentrations (Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, As and Hg) in the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and evaluation of mussel quality and possible human health risk from cultivated and wild sites of the southeastern Adriatic Sea, Montenegro
Stanković Slavka (Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade)
Jović Mihajlo (Institute of Nuclear Science "Vinca", Belgrade)
Milanov Raša (Ministry of Health, Sector for Sanitary Control, Belgrade)
Joksimović Danijela (Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro)
The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (L) was collected from the
fall 2005 to the winter 2009 from the six sites on the Montenegrin
coastline. Two wild samples were collected from the open sea coastline, and
two cultivated and two wild were from the Boka Kotorska Bay. The mussels
soft tissue was analyzed for zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), cadmium
(Cd), arsenic (As) and total mercury (Hg). Concentrations of these metals
ranged from 135.5-210 for Zn, 6.2-14.5 for Cu, 4.0-11.5 for Pb, 1.7-2.1 for
Cd, 5.8-12.4 for As and 0.11-0.51 for Hg, in mg kg-1 dry weight. The metals
were found to be present in the samples at different levels, but not in
concentrations higher than maximum residual levels prescribed by the
European Union (EU) and US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) regulations
for seafood. This indicates that the consumption of wild or cultivated
mussels from the studied area is safe in moderate quantities.
Keywords: M. galloprovincialis, trace elements, mussel quality, health risks, Montenegro, Adriatic