Estimation of dietary intake of arsenic in the general population of the Republic of Croatia

Total amounts of arsenic in foods sold in Croatia were determined over a 5-year period (1988–1993). Highest mean levels were recorded in the following food groups: fish (498 μg/kg), fishery products (270 μg/kg) and cheese and dairy products (39 μg/kg); lowest levels were contained in fruit, chocolat...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 1996-11, Vol.191 (1-2), p.119-123
Main Authors: Sapunar-Postružnik, Jasenka, Bažulić, Davorin, Kubala, Helena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arsenic
Arsenic - administration & dosage
Arsenic - analysis
Arsenic - toxicity
Biological and medical sciences
Croatia
Dairy Products
Dietary intake
Environmental Pollutants - administration & dosage
Environmental Pollutants - analysis
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Fishes
Food Contamination - analysis
Food toxicology
Freshwater
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
Humans
Marine
Maximum Allowable Concentration
Medical sciences
Nutritional survey. Food supply and nutritional requirement
Provisional tolerable weekly intake
Republic of Croatia
Toxicology
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Summary:Total amounts of arsenic in foods sold in Croatia were determined over a 5-year period (1988–1993). Highest mean levels were recorded in the following food groups: fish (498 μg/kg), fishery products (270 μg/kg) and cheese and dairy products (39 μg/kg); lowest levels were contained in fruit, chocolate and fruit products (0.2, 0.2 and 0.3 μg/kg, respectively). Mean weekly dietary arsenic intake estimated on the basis of the level of arsenic and consumption of the studied foodstuffs is 81.9 μg/individual. The PTWI level achieved by the general population of Croatia is 7.8%.
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/0048-9697(96)05253-9