Assessment of Total Dietary Intake of Some Heavy Metals from Common Restaurant Meals in Seoul Area

서울시내 대중식사(大衆食事)로 부터 중금속의 총섭취량(總攝取量) 평가(評價)

This study was conducted to investigate the contamination level of some heavy metals for common restaurant meals in Seoul area and further to estimate the total dietary intake of heavy metals from the meals. The samples included seolong-tang (beef and rice soup) or galbi-tang (beef-rib soup), yeukkye-jang (spicy beef soup), doenjang-chigye-bab (boiled rice with soy paste stew), bibim-bab (boiled rice with assorted mixtures), and bibim-naengmyon (buckwheat vermicelli with assorted mixtures), which were separated into drained residues and fluids and determined for their heavy metal contents by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The average concentrations of heavy metals in drained residues and fluids of 105 meal samples were 0.034 ppm, 0.017 ppm in Cd, 0.179 ppm, 0.073 ppm in Pb, 0.491 ppm, 0.308 ppm in Cu and 4.624 ppm, 1.403 ppm in Zn, respectively. The total amount of heavy metals per meal was $28\;{\mu}g\;Cd$, $145\;{\mu}g\;Pb$, $416\;{\mu}g\;Cu$ and $3654\;{\mu}g\;Zn$. The total dietary intake per day was estimated to give $84\;{\mu}g\;Cd$, $434\;{\mu}g\;Pb$, $1247\;{\mu}g\;Cu$ and $10960\;{\mu}g\;Zn$. Intake levels of Cd and Pb were higher than the daily intake limit established by FAO/WHO.

서울시내의 대중음식점에서의 판매되는 식사 유해 중금속 (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn)의 오염정도를 분석하고 이들 식사로 부터 섭취하게 되는 중금속의 1일 총섭취량을 계산하였다. 시료는 설릉탕(또는 갈비탕), 육개장, 된장찌게백반, 비빔밥, 비빔냉면이며 이들을 다시 고형물과 국물로 분리하여 원자흡광분광광도계로 중금속 함량을 분석 하였다. 전 지역의 식사 105점중 고형물과 국물에서의 평균 농도는 각각 Cd 0.034ppm, 0.017ppm, Pb 0.179ppm, 0.073ppm, Cu 0.491ppm, 0.308ppm, Zn 4.624ppm, 1.403ppm이었으며 대중식사 1식당 중금속의 평균함량은 Cd $28{\mu}g$, Pb $145{\mu}g$, Cu $416{\mu}g$, Zn $3654{\mu}g$이었다. 대중식사로 부터 섭취하게 되는 중금속의 1인당 1일 총섭취량을 추정해보면 Cd $84\;{\mu}g$, Pb $434\;{\mu}g$으로 FAO/WHO의 허용량보다 약간 높았으나 Cu와 Zn은 유해한 수준이 아니었다.