Assessing human exposure to organic contaminants in fish: A modeling approach integrating chemical bioconcentration and food thermal processing

An increasing number of chemicals found in the environment potentially pose a threat to organisms such as fish. Models for risk assessment are vital resources that enable possible measurements of the hazards associated with chemical exposure. Traditional monitoring techniques and experimental proced...

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Main Authors: Jie Xiong, Yuan Zhang, Zijian Li
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750024001884
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description An increasing number of chemicals found in the environment potentially pose a threat to organisms such as fish. Models for risk assessment are vital resources that enable possible measurements of the hazards associated with chemical exposure. Traditional monitoring techniques and experimental procedures, however, are unable to keep up with the compounds that are becoming more and more implicated in environmental problems. Furthermore, a significant amount of data invariably results in inaccuracies. Here, we proposed an integrated approach that combines machine learning and fuzzy logic mathematical methods, assessing the risks associated with chemical exposure from contaminated fish with the least amount of data entry possible. We predicted the concentrations of organic contaminants in the environment, serving as a baseline for quantifying the fuzzy risks during household thermal processing of the fish. With a mean R2 value of 0.78, concentration of chemicals in the aquatic environment emerged as the most influential factor in predicting bioconcentration factors. Heptachlor, Endosulfan-sulfate, Endrin, and Endrin aldehyde are four high-risk pesticides throughout the entire processing process compared to others. The findings underscore the importance of considering processing methods and environmental factors in order to ensure food safety.
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spelling doaj-art-0cb23e7ae9754bc6a10bcbe7eecfe67d2024-12-19T10:54:52ZengElsevierToxicology Reports2214-75002024-12-0113101805Assessing human exposure to organic contaminants in fish: A modeling approach integrating chemical bioconcentration and food thermal processingJie Xiong0Yuan Zhang1Zijian Li2School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information and Communication Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangzhou 518107, ChinaSchool of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China; Corresponding author.An increasing number of chemicals found in the environment potentially pose a threat to organisms such as fish. Models for risk assessment are vital resources that enable possible measurements of the hazards associated with chemical exposure. Traditional monitoring techniques and experimental procedures, however, are unable to keep up with the compounds that are becoming more and more implicated in environmental problems. Furthermore, a significant amount of data invariably results in inaccuracies. Here, we proposed an integrated approach that combines machine learning and fuzzy logic mathematical methods, assessing the risks associated with chemical exposure from contaminated fish with the least amount of data entry possible. We predicted the concentrations of organic contaminants in the environment, serving as a baseline for quantifying the fuzzy risks during household thermal processing of the fish. With a mean R2 value of 0.78, concentration of chemicals in the aquatic environment emerged as the most influential factor in predicting bioconcentration factors. Heptachlor, Endosulfan-sulfate, Endrin, and Endrin aldehyde are four high-risk pesticides throughout the entire processing process compared to others. The findings underscore the importance of considering processing methods and environmental factors in order to ensure food safety.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750024001884Risk assessmentFood safetyBioconcentrationPlant protection product
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Toxicology Reports
Risk assessment
Food safety
Bioconcentration
Plant protection product
title Assessing human exposure to organic contaminants in fish: A modeling approach integrating chemical bioconcentration and food thermal processing
title_full Assessing human exposure to organic contaminants in fish: A modeling approach integrating chemical bioconcentration and food thermal processing
title_fullStr Assessing human exposure to organic contaminants in fish: A modeling approach integrating chemical bioconcentration and food thermal processing
title_full_unstemmed Assessing human exposure to organic contaminants in fish: A modeling approach integrating chemical bioconcentration and food thermal processing
title_short Assessing human exposure to organic contaminants in fish: A modeling approach integrating chemical bioconcentration and food thermal processing
title_sort assessing human exposure to organic contaminants in fish a modeling approach integrating chemical bioconcentration and food thermal processing
topic Risk assessment
Food safety
Bioconcentration
Plant protection product
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750024001884
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