Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (한국수산과학회지)

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Concentration of Heavy Metals in Octopus minor in Seosan, Chungnam and Food Safety Assessment

충남 서산에서 어획된 낙지(Octopus minor)의 중금속 함량과 인체 위해성 평가

  • Lee, Hyo-Jin (Department of Marine Environmental Engineering/Institute of Marine Industry, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Gi-Beum (Department of Marine Environmental Engineering/Institute of Marine Industry, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 이효진 (경상대학교 해양환경공학과/해양산업연구소) ;
  • 김기범 (경상대학교 해양환경공학과/해양산업연구소)
  • Received : 2010.03.08
  • Accepted : 2010.06.10
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

This study estimated the heavy metal concentrations in octopus (Octopus minor) and conducted a food safety assessment of octopus. Octopus, a benthic cephalopod, was collected from the Seosan intertidal zone on the west coast of Korea. The samples were digested with acids, and then the cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) contents were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The Cd, Cu, and Zn range of concentrations in octopus were 0.06-19 (mean 5.8), 44-1,463 (mean 354.8), and 76-929 (mean 247.9) mg/kg on a dry weight basis, respectively. The concentrations of heavy metals were higher in the internal organs than in the mantle. Of the three heavy metals, copper had the highest concentrations in the internal organs because of the existence of hemocyanin bound with copper in octopus blood, whereas zinc had the highest concentrations in the mantle. No relationship between the concentration of heavy metals and biological parameters (length, weight, and sex) was found. The ratios (I/M) of the heavy metal concentrations in internal organs and mantle were highest for cadmium, although cadmium had much lower concentrations in the internal organs compared with copper and zinc. Considering the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI) of the three heavy metals and the average intake of octopus per day, all three elements should have no adverse effects on humans.

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