Issue 30, 2024

Recent developments in speciation and determination of arsenic in marine organisms using different analytical techniques. A review

Abstract

Marine organisms play a vital role as the main providers of essential and functional food. Yet they also constitute the primary pathway through which humans are exposed to total arsenic (As) in their diets. Since it is well known that the toxicity of this metalloid ultimately depends on its chemical forms, speciation in As is an important issue. Most relevant articles about arsenic speciation have been investigated. This extended not only from general knowledge about As but also the toxicity and health related issues resulting from exposure to these As species from the food ecosystem. There can be enormous side effects originating from exposure to As species that must be measured quantitatively. Therefore, various convenient approaches have been developed to identify different species of As in marine samples. Different extraction strategies have been utilized based on the As species of interest including water, methanol and mixtures of both, and many other extraction agents have been explained in this article. Furthermore, details of hyphenated techniques which are available for detecting these As species have been documented, especially the most versatile and applied technique including inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

Graphical abstract: Recent developments in speciation and determination of arsenic in marine organisms using different analytical techniques. A review

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
22 Apr 2024
Accepted
24 Jun 2024
First published
08 Jul 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2024,14, 21563-21589

Recent developments in speciation and determination of arsenic in marine organisms using different analytical techniques. A review

B. A. Sadee, Y. Galali and S. M. S. Zebari, RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 21563 DOI: 10.1039/D4RA03000A

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