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Are Portuguese women of childbearing age exposed to environmental mercury? The One Health perspective

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dc.contributor.authorSantiago, S
dc.contributor.authorNamorado, S.
dc.contributor.authorDias, C.M.
dc.contributor.authorNascimento, A.
dc.contributor.authorMartins, C.
dc.contributor.authorSantos, M.
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, C.
dc.contributor.authorAssunção, R.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-05T16:15:43Z
dc.date.available2024-01-05T16:15:43Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-03
dc.description.abstractOne health, a transdisciplinary approach, recognizes the interconnection between human, animals and their shared environment. Fish and seafood are important sources of high-biological value proteins, omega-3 fatty acids and essential minerals. However, it can contain environmental contaminants, such as mercury compounds. Long-lived predatory fish species, such as tuna or swordfish, are an important human exposure source. Thus, only through a transdisciplinary approach, namely using one health perspective, is it possible to properly tackle the issue of mercury at different levels. Methylmercury, the most toxic mercury form, mainly targets the central nervous system, and the prenatal period represents a period of greatest vulnerability regarding neurodevelopmental effects on the fetus. Portugal has a tradition of high consumption of fishery and aquaculture products, higher than in the European Union (EU) countries and above both EU and world averages. The present research aimed to evaluate the exposure of Portuguese women of childbearing age to mercury through human biomonitoring and to determine mercury contamination in fish available in Portuguese markets. For this study, 300 Portuguese women of childbearing age (25 to 44 years) were randomly selected in a cross-sectional epidemiological study carried out in Portugal (INSEF, http://www.insef.pt/) in 2015. Also, 24 different species of fish and fishery and aquaculture products acquired on the Portuguese market and representative of Portuguese consumption were selected. This study reinforces the need to develop and implement Portugal risk communication strategies focused on selecting fish species with lower mercury levels to protect susceptible populations from exposure to this chemical while simultaneously promoting the important health benefits of fish consumption and applying a One Health approach.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/8873
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherInstituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, IPpt_PT
dc.subjectOne Healthpt_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmental Mercurypt_PT
dc.subjectSegurança Alimentarpt_PT
dc.subjectDeterminantes da Saúde e da Doençapt_PT
dc.subjectPortugal
dc.titleAre Portuguese women of childbearing age exposed to environmental mercury? The One Health perspectivept_PT
dc.typeconference object
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceMonte da Caparica, Portugalpt_PT
oaire.citation.title1st Egas Moniz One Health - Symposium, 3 November 2022pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typeconferenceObjectpt_PT

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