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dc.contributor.authorSobolev, Nikita
dc.contributor.authorAksenov, Andrey
dc.contributor.authorSorokina, Tatiana
dc.contributor.authorChashchin, Valery
dc.contributor.authorEllingsen, Dag
dc.contributor.authorNieboer, Evert
dc.contributor.authorVarakina, Yulia
dc.contributor.authorVeselkina, Elena
dc.contributor.authorKotsur, Dmitry
dc.contributor.authorThomassen, Yngvar
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-21T10:02:34Z
dc.date.available2024-08-21T10:02:34Z
dc.date.created2019-07-29T11:01:57Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Pollution (1987). 2019, 253 966-973.
dc.identifier.issn0269-7491
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3147320
dc.description.abstractIn present study, the analyses of essential [copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn)] and non-essential elements [mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As)] in 7 fish species consumed by the indigenous people of the European Russia Arctic were conducted. The Nenets Autonomous Region, which is located in the north-eastern part of European Russia, was chosen as a Region of interest. Within it, the Nenets indigenous group (n = 6000) constitutes approximately 10% of the total population. Nearly all of the Nenets live a traditional life with fish caught in the local waters as a subsistence resource. We found that northern pike contained twice the amount of Hg compared with roach, and 3–4 times more than other fish species commonly consumed in the Russian Arctic (namely, Arctic char, pink salmon, navaga, humpback whitefish and inconnu). Fish Hg concentrations were relatively low, but comparable to those reported in other investigations that illustrate a decreasing south-to-north trend in fish Hg concentrations. In the current study, northern pike is the only species for which Hg bioaccumulated significantly. In all fish species, both Cd and Pb were present in considerably lower concentrations than Hg. The total As concentrations observed are similar to those previously published, and it is assumed to be present primarily in non-toxic organic forms. All fish tissues were rich in the essential elements Se, Cu and Zn and, dependent on the amount fish consumed, may contribute significantly to the nutritional intake by indigenous Arctic peoples. We observed large significant differences in the molar Se/Hg ratios, which ranged from 2.3 for northern pike to 71.1 for pink salmon. Values of the latter <1 may increase the toxic potential of Hg, while those >1 appear to enhance the protection against Hg toxicity.
dc.description.abstractEssential and non-essential trace elements in fish consumed by indigenous peoples of the European Russian Arctic
dc.language.isoeng
dc.titleEssential and non-essential trace elements in fish consumed by indigenous peoples of the European Russian Arctic
dc.title.alternativeEssential and non-essential trace elements in fish consumed by indigenous peoples of the European Russian Arctic
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.source.pagenumber966-973
dc.source.volume253
dc.source.journalEnvironmental Pollution (1987)
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envpol.2019.07.072
dc.identifier.cristin1713020
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