Table 6.
Estimated daily intake of other toxic or potentially toxic elements through the consumption of mussels in adults and children.
| Adults (>17 y.o.)—68.48 kg bw—Both Genders | |||
| Element | Risk Reference Value a |
EDI Average Consumer
(µg/kg bw/day) b |
EDI High Consumer (P97.5)
(µg/kg bw/day) c |
| Ag | 5 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Al | 1000 | 26.48 | 78.21 |
| Ba | 200 | 0.22 | 0.66 |
| Be | 2 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Cd | 3,00 | 0,09 | 0,27 |
| Ni | 20,00 | 0,10 | 0,32 |
| Pd | N.A. | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sb | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Sn | 600 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Sr | 600 | 5.77 | 17.96 |
| Th | NA | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Tl | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| U | 3 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
| Sum REE | 61 | 0.59 | 1.97 |
| Children (7–12 y.o.)—34.48 kg bw—Both Genders | |||
| Element | Risk Reference Value a |
EDI Average Consumer
(µg/kg bw/day) b |
EDI High Consumer (P97.5)
(µg/kg bw/day) c |
| Ag | 5 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Al | 1000 | 24.04 | 61.99 |
| Ba | 200 | 0.21 | 0.54 |
| Be | 2 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Cd | 3.0 | 0.09 | 0.25 |
| Ni | 20.00 | 0.11 | 0.31 |
| Pd | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sb | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Sn | 600 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Sr | 600 | 6.22 | 18.01 |
| Th | NA | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Tl | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| U | 3 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| Sum REE d | 61 | 0.78 | 2.51 |
a We have employed as RRVs the non-carcinogen TDI values from US EPA. For comparison purposes, the RRVs have been expressed in µg/kg bw/day. The REEs have been considered as a sum and compared to the TRV proposed by other authors [24,25]. b A consumption of 31.94 g/day of preserved mussels, 22.44 g/day of fresh mussels, and 1.87 g/day of frozen mussels in adults or 11.17 g/day of preserved mussels, 15.96 g/day of fresh mussels, and 1.32 g/day of frozen mussels in children. c A consumption of 87.98 g/day of preserved mussels, 76.8 g/day of fresh mussels, and 6.4 g/day of frozen mussels in adults or 21.86 g/day of preserved mussels, 52.6 g/day of fresh mussels, and 4.4 g/day of frozen mussels in children. d This is the sum of the individual concentrations of Ce, Dy, Er, Eu, Ga, Gd, Ho, In, La, Lu, Nb, Nd, Pr, Sm, Ta, Tb, Tm, Y, and Yb.