Author, as appears in the article.: Kumar, Vikas; Kumar, Saurav;

Department: Enginyeria Química

URV's Author/s: Kumar, Vikas

Keywords: Water pollutants, chemical Water pollutant Venlafaxine Trimethoprim Triclosan Triclocarban Toxicity Sulfamethoxazole Sertraline Self-organizing maps Seafood Sea food Risk ranking Risk assessment Ranking Propyl paraben Propranolol Pollution exposure Paroxetine Norsertraline Norfluoxetine Nonhuman Neural networks, computer Methylmercury Methyl paraben Marine pollution Humans Human Hazard index Hazard assessment Gemfibrozil Food safety Food quality Food contamination Fluoxetine Flame retardant Fish Europe Ethyl paraben Erythromycin Endocrine disruptor Ecosystem Diphenhydramine Diltiazem Diazepam Decision making Contaminants of emerging concern Concentration (parameter) Citalopram Carbamazepine Caffeine Butyl paraben Bioaccumulation Benzyl paraben Atenolol Artificial neural network Article Arsenic Animals Animal 4,4' isopropylidenediphenol

Abstract: Seafood, one of the most important food commodities consumed worldwide, is considered a high-quality, healthy, and safe food option. However, marine ecosystems are the ultimate destination for a large group of chemicals, including contaminants of emerging concern, and seafood consumption is a major pathway of human exposure. With growing awareness of food safety and food quality, and increased demand for information on the risk of contaminants of emerging concern, there is a need to assess food safety issues related to harmful contaminants in seafood and ensure the safety of marine food resources. In this study, the risks of emerging compounds (endocrine disruptors, brominated flame retardants, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, and toxic elements) in fish and seafood were analyzed according to their PBT (persistence, bioaccumulation, toxicity) properties as well as in terms of their concentration levels in seafood. A hazard index (HI) was estimated for each compound by applying an artificial neural network (ANN) approach known as Self-Organizing-Maps. Subsequently, an integrated risk rank (IRI) was developed considering the values of HI and the concentrations of emerging compounds in seafood species gathered from the scientific literature. Current results identified HHCB, MeHg, NP, AHTN and PBDE209 as the top five highest ranked compounds present in seafood, according to the 50th percentile (mean) of the IRI. However, this ranking slightly changed when taking into account the 99th percentile of the IRI, showing toxic elements, methylmercury and inorganic arsenic, as having the highest risk. The outcome of this study identified the priority contaminants and should help in regulatory decision-making and scientific panels to design screening programs as well as to take the appropriate safety measures.

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental studies Environmental sciences Ensino Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: vikas.kumar@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0002-9795-5967

Record's date: 2023-08-05

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/4/1598

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 18 (4): 1-17

APA: Kumar, Vikas; Kumar, Saurav; (2021). ANN-Based Integrated Risk Ranking Approach: A Case Study of Contaminants of Emerging Concern of Fish and Seafood in Europe. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 18(4), 1-17. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18041598

Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18041598

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2021

Publication Type: Journal Publications