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TI From Mangrove to Fork: Metal Presence in the Guayas Estuary (Ecuador) and Commercial Mangrove Crabs
BT 
AF De Cock, Andrée
   De Troyer, Niels
   Eurie, Marie Anne Forio
   Garcia Arevalo, Isabel
   Van Echelpoel, Wout
   Jacxsens, Liesbeth
   Luca, Stijn
   Du Laing, Gijs
   Tack, Filip
   Dominguez Granda, Luis
   Goethals, Peter L. M.
AS 1:1;2:1;3:1;4:1,2;5:1;6:3;7:4;8:5;9:5;10:6;11:1;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:PDG-RBE-BE-LBCM;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:;
C1 Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
   Laboratoire de Biogéochimie des Contaminants Métalliques, Ifremer, Centre Atlantique, CEDEX 3, 44311 Nantes, France
   Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
   Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
   Department of Applied Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
   Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral ESPOL, Campus Gustavo Galindo, 090112 Guayaquil, Ecuador
C2 UNIV GHENT, BELGIUM
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   UNIV GHENT, BELGIUM
   UNIV GHENT, BELGIUM
   UNIV GHENT, BELGIUM
   ESPOL, ECUADOR
SI NANTES
SE PDG-RBE-BE-LBCM
IN WOS Ifremer UPR
   DOAJ
   copubli-europe
   copubli-int-hors-europe
   copubli-sud
IF 5.561
TC 7
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00720/83161/88061.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00720/83161/88062.zip
LA English
DT Article
DE ;risk assessment;environmental evaluation;consumer health
AB Mangrove wetlands provide essential ecosystem services such as coastal protection and fisheries. Metal pollution due to industrial and agricultural activities represents an issue of growing concern for the Guayas River Basin and related mangroves in Ecuador. Fisheries and the related human consumption of mangrove crabs are in need of scientific support. In order to protect human health and aid river management, we analyzed several elements in the Guayas Estuary. Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, As, Pb, Cd, and Hg accumulation were assessed in different compartments of the commercial red mangrove crab Ucides occidentalis (hepatopancreas, carapax, and white meat) and the environment (sediment, leaves, and water), sampled at fifteen sites over five stations. Consistent spatial distribution of metals in the Guayas estuary was found. Nickel levels in the sediment warn for ecological caution. The presence of As in the crabs generated potential concerns on the consumers’ health, and a maximum intake of eight crabs per month for adults is advised. The research outcomes are of global importance for at least nine Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The results presented can support raising awareness about the ongoing contamination of food and their related ecosystems and the corresponding consequences for environmental and human health worldwide 
PY 2021
PD AUG
SO Foods
SN 2304-8158
PU MDPI AG
VL 10
IS 8
UT 000690585000001
DI 10.3390/foods10081880
ID 83161
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