Data on heavy metal concentration in common carp fish consumed in Shiraz, Iran
Zahra Derakhshan,
Amir Hossein Mahvi,
Mohammad Faramarzian,
Mansooreh Dehghani,
Marjan Salari,
Yadolah Fakhri,
Mojtaba Afsharnia,
Motahareh Sadat Hosseini,
Ameneh Marzban,
Mahmoud Taghavi
Affiliations
Zahra Derakhshan
Research Center for Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Amir Hossein Mahvi
Center for Solid Waste Research (CSWR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Faramarzian
Research Center for Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Mansooreh Dehghani
Research Center for Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Marjan Salari
Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Yadolah Fakhri
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Student Research Committee, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mojtaba Afsharnia
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran
Motahareh Sadat Hosseini
Department of Food Hygiene and Safety, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Ameneh Marzban
MS.c student of Human Ecology, Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Mahmoud Taghavi
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran; Corresponding author.
Food contamination by heavy metals can lead to the accumulation of these elements in the body of consumers and the contraction of diseases. Accordingly, heavy metal concentration in common carp fishes consumed in Shiraz, Iran was determined in the present study. The mean concentrations of Pb, Cd, Zn, and Cu were 0.23, 0.07, 0.47, and 0.59 mg/kg (dry weight), respectively. The average concentration of heavy metals in the muscle of common carps consumed in Shiraz was less than the permissible standard of the WHO and FAO. The estimated weekly intake (EWI) of the studied metals was below the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI). The maximum and minimum relative risk (RR) equaled 48.93 and 0.55% of the total risk for Cd and Zn, respectively.
