POTENTIAL HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT IN TERMS OF ARSENIC CONTAMINATION RELATED TO THE CONSUMPTION OF COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT EUROPEAN SEA BASS (Dicentrarchus labrax L., 1758)

Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L., 1758) production in Turkey has increased significantly recent years, especially for export to EU countries. This study determined inorganic arsenic (iAs) levels by measuring total (AsT) muscle tissues sampled from sea fished and farmed (both earthen ponds cages) Güllük Bay within the borders of Muğla province. The also conducted a risk assessment consumption consumer health. For this aim, fish were mineralized with microwave digestion before concentrations measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). highest mean detected cultured (0.38 mg kg-1) while both off-shore wild 0.26 kg-1. According assessments based on estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ), carcinogenic (CR), lifetime cancer (TR), it was revealed that eating did not damage human