Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging (BIOMORF), University of Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging (BIOMORF), University of Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2018 Feb;148:114-124. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.10.015. Epub 2017 Nov 6.
This study focused on the inorganic environmental contaminants in specific food products which form part of the food chain of the population residing in the area of Southern Italy (Gela) where there is a high mortality rate linked to tumor diseases and congenital malformations. Determination of toxic metals was performed by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The toxicological data for every toxic element has been applied to evaluate the risk for the consumer by calculating the amount of potentially toxic element that would ingest an average of 60kg weight individual adult. The analysis of the investigated samples shows a high level of metal contamination which can be linked both to the polluted water and air. The obtained results give us an idea about the agricultural products contamination and possible exposure of local people through the food chain.
本研究集中于特定食品中的无机环境污染物，这些污染物构成了意大利南部（杰拉）地区居民食物链的一部分，该地区的肿瘤疾病和先天性畸形死亡率很高。通过电感耦合等离子体质谱法（ICP-MS）进行有毒金属的测定。对每一种有毒元素的毒理学数据都进行了应用，通过计算一个平均体重为 60 公斤的成年个体摄入的潜在有毒元素的量，来评估消费者面临的风险。对所研究样本的分析表明，金属污染程度很高，这既与受污染的水和空气有关。所得结果使我们了解了农产品的污染情况，以及当地居民通过食物链可能受到的暴露。
