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Heavy Metal and Metalloid Contamination in Food and Emerging Technologies for Its Detection

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  • Anirban Goutam Mukherjee

    (Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Kaviyarasi Renu

    (Centre of Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics (COMManD), Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 600077, Tamil Nadu, India
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan

    (Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan

    (Centre of Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics (COMManD), Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 600077, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Sathishkumar Vinayagam

    (Department of Biotechnology, Periyar University—Centre for Postgraduate and Research Studies, Dharmapuri 635205, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Soraya Paz-Montelongo

    (Area de Toxicologia, Universidad de La Laguna, 38071 La Laguna, Islas Canarias, Spain
    Grupo Interuniversitariode Toxicología Alimentaria y Ambiental, Universidad de La Laguna, 38071 La Laguna, Islas Canarias, Spain)

  • Abhijit Dey

    (Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata 700073, West Bengal, India)

  • Balachandar Vellingiri

    (Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine/Translational Research, Department of Zoology, School of Basic Sciences, Central University of Punjab (CUPB), Bathinda 151401, Punjab, India
    Human Molecular Cytogenetics and Stem Cell Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Alex George

    (Jubilee Centre for Medical Research, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur 680005, Kerala, India)

  • Harishkumar Madhyastha

    (Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan)

  • Raja Ganesan

    (Institute for Liver and Digestive Diseases, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Republic of Korea)

Abstract

Heavy metal and metalloid poisoning in the environment and food has piqued the public’s interest since it poses significant hazards to the ecological system and human health. In food, several metals, including cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), tin (Sn), manganese (Mn), and aluminium (Al), and metalloids, including arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), and selenium (Se), pose a severe threat to human health. It is of utmost importance to detect even minute quantities of these toxic elements and this must be efficiently determined to understand their risk. Several traditional and advanced technologies, including atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS), spectrofluorimetry, inductively coupled plasma spectrometry, e-tongues, electrochemical aptasensors, Raman spectroscopy, and fluorescence sensors, among other techniques, have proven highly beneficial in quantifying even the minute concentrations of heavy metals and metalloids in food and dietary supplements. Hence, this review aims to understand the toxicity of these metals and metalloids in food and to shed light on the emerging technologies for their detection.

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  • Anirban Goutam Mukherjee & Kaviyarasi Renu & Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan & Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan & Sathishkumar Vinayagam & Soraya Paz-Montelongo & Abhijit Dey & Balachandar Vellingiri & Alex , 2023. "Heavy Metal and Metalloid Contamination in Food and Emerging Technologies for Its Detection," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-30, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:2:p:1195-:d:1029492
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