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• Cadmium Content in Mottled Spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens) and Initial Risk Assessmentto Consumer’s Health at the Coastal Zone in Quang Binh Province

  Vo Van Thiep, Tran The Hung, Nguyen Thi Huong Binh

  Date Received: 23-12-2020 / Date Accepted: 24-02-2021

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  Cadmium (Cd) contamination of fish species is one of the most serious issues globally, due to fish play an important role in the human diet. The liver, gills, and muscles of Mottled spinefoot from Quang Binh (n = 50 per item) were collected to specify the variations of their cadmium content and assess their hazards towards human consumption. Cadmium content was analyzed by the flame atomic absorption spectrometer. The estimated daily intake (EDI) and target hazard quotient (THQ) were established to estimate the human health hazard. The concentration of cadmium tended to accumulate higher in the liver rather than gills and muscles. Although the majority of the cadmium content in the liver (at Quang Phuc, Ba Don and Nhat Le, Dong Hoi) and gills (at Nhan Le) exceeds the threshold limit value by the Ministry of Health, the EDI value in muscles was below the provisional tolerable daily intake and the THQ less than 1. Therefore, there is no potential risk of Cd to the consumer’s health of this species in the Quang Binh coastal area.