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Capabilities of Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Techniques in Elemental Profiling of Fish from Zobe Dam, Katsina State - Nigeria
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Abstract
This study tried to investigate the concentration of chemical elements in organs of Oreochromis niloticus and Clarias gariepinus from Zobe Dam, using Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (ED-XRF) techniques. The main goal of the study is to investigate the elemental composition, the extent of the concentrations of the identified elements in organs of the two fish species, as well as to assess the health implications that the identified toxic elements may pose to human via consumption of the fishes. Twenty six (26) elements (Fe, Cu, Zn, Al, Mg, Na, S, P, Ca, K, Mn, Cr, Cl, Br, Pb, Ni, V, Bi, Si, Nb, Ta, Mo, Rb, Sr, Sn, and W) were identified. They include the essential elements; (Fe, Cu, Al, Mg, Ca, Na, S, P, Mn, Cr, Zn, I, Cl, and Mo), the non-essential elements (Bi, V, Si, Nb, Ta, Rb, Sr, Sn, and W), and the potential toxic elements (Br, Pb, and Ni). The dietary intake of some essential and toxic elements was estimated for tissue by considering WHO/FAO tolerable daily intake of adults (TDI/70kg). Other organs were neglected according to the consumption pattern of the population in the study area. Although, our findings showed most of the concentration levels of the detected elements exceeded the recommended guidelines set by some authorities, but, results of the estimated dietary intake show that, the concentrations of all the detected elements in tissue of both fish species including the potential toxic elements (Br, Pb, and Ni) are well below the toxicological reference values provided by the WHO/FAO and were found within the nutritional threshold. Therefore, consumption of tissue of the studied fish species is considered safe.
Keywords
Clarias Gariepinus, Dietary Intake, EDXRF, Essential Elements, Oreochromis Niloticus, Toxic Elements
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How to cite this paper
@article{1704625,
author = {Abubakar, I., Joseph, E., Aliyu, H. M.},
title = {Capabilities of Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Techniques in Elemental Profiling of Fish from Zobe Dam, Katsina State - Nigeria},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2023},
volume = {6},
number = {12},
pages = {1280-1293},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/17046253.pdf},
abstract = {This study tried to investigate the concentration of chemical elements in organs of Oreochromis niloticus and Clarias gariepinus from Zobe Dam, using Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (ED-XRF) techniques. The main goal of the study is to investigate the elemental composition, the extent of the concentrations of the identified elements in organs of the two fish species, as well as to assess the health implications that the identified toxic elements may pose to human via consumption of the fishes. Twenty six (26) elements (Fe, Cu, Zn, Al, Mg, Na, S, P, Ca, K, Mn, Cr, Cl, Br, Pb, Ni, V, Bi, Si, Nb, Ta, Mo, Rb, Sr, Sn, and W) were identified. They include the essential elements; (Fe, Cu, Al, Mg, Ca, Na, S, P, Mn, Cr, Zn, I, Cl, and Mo), the non-essential elements (Bi, V, Si, Nb, Ta, Rb, Sr, Sn, and W), and the potential toxic elements (Br, Pb, and Ni). The dietary intake of some essential and toxic elements was estimated for tissue by considering WHO/FAO tolerable daily intake of adults (TDI/70kg). Other organs were neglected according to the consumption pattern of the population in the study area. Although, our findings showed most of the concentration levels of the detected elements exceeded the recommended guidelines set by some authorities, but, results of the estimated dietary intake show that, the concentrations of all the detected elements in tissue of both fish species including the potential toxic elements (Br, Pb, and Ni) are well below the toxicological reference values provided by the WHO/FAO and were found within the nutritional threshold. Therefore, consumption of tissue of the studied fish species is considered safe.},
keywords = {Clarias Gariepinus, Dietary Intake, EDXRF, Essential Elements, Oreochromis Niloticus, Toxic Elements},
month = {June},
}