Arsenic in Bosnia and Herzegovina market seafood: Effects of matrix modifiers on measured concentration

• DOI: 10.2298/jsc241005004t
• Publication Date: 2025-01-15T12:04:24Z
• Authors: Dinaida Tahirovic; Milica Balaban; Tidza Muhic-Sarac; Enida Clanjak-Kudra; Muhamed Smajlovic; Faruk Caklovica; Vesna Antic
• Keywords: Matrix (chemical analysis)

Arsenic concentration in seafood could potentially reach very high levels and represent a significant health risk for humans. In this study, the of arsenic various seafood: crabs (shrimp, prawns), molluscs (mussels), cephalopods (squid) available both fresh on market frozen supermarkets Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina were determined by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS). The results obtained using different matrix modifiers: Mg(NO3)2, Ni(NO3)2, Pd(NO3)2, mixture Pd(NO3)2 + Mg(NO3)2 compared. best recovery rate 98.4 % reference material ERM-CE278k, was achieved after addition . mean concentrations 1.551 ? 0.836 mg kg-1 1.298 0.410 kg-1, 2.794 0.958 crustaceans, cephalopods, respectively, as modifier. same sample measured modifiers varied widely, even above 70 %. With current consumption products, cancerogenic non-cancerogenic risks associated with exposure to through are low residents Herzegovina.