o:8584 Health risk assessment of metal intake from fish species caught from the Danube River in Serbia en The aim of the present study was to assess the potential health risks associated with the con- sumption of metals accumulated in fish meat of common carp, Wels catfish, and silver carp caught from 2010 to 2021 from the Danube River in Serbia. Therefore, estimation of daily intake rate (EDI), percentage of provisional tolerable weekly intake (% PTWI), target hazard quotient (THQ), hazard index (HI), and target cancer risk (TR) were calculated. Results of health risk assessments showed that the highest values of EDI were found for Hg in common carp, for As, Hg, and Pb in silver carp, while in Wels catfish the highest EDI was detected for Pb and Hg. In all three fish species, the highest % PTWI values were determined for Hg, while % PTWI for As, Cd, and Pb were lower than 5%. HIs higher than 1 were detected in common carp and Wels catfish during 2013 and in Wels catfish during 2010, indicating a potential for adverse non-carcinogenic health effects. In silver carp, HIs were lower than 1. The TR for As from 2010 to 2021 was regarded as acceptable, except in common carp during 2013, when it was defined as an unacceptable carcinogenic risk (higher than 10-4). The TR for Cr ranged from 10-6 to 10-4 in all three fish species, so was regarded as acceptable, while the TR for Pb was indicated as negligible (lower than 10-6). Common carp, Wels catfish, Silver carp, Adverse health effect, Carcinogenic risk 1552099 10.18485/meattech.2025.66.3.15 2025-12-03T10:04:26.073Z 44 yes 46 Marija Starčević Ministry of Defence of Republic of Serbia, Military Health Department, Veterinary Service Centre, Raška 2, Belgrade 11000, Serbia Health risk assessment of metal intake from fish species caught from the Danube River in Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0857-5218 Branislav Stojanović Ministry of Defence of Republic of Serbia, Military Health Department, Veterinary Department, Crnotravska 17, Belgrade 11000, Serbia Health risk assessment of metal intake from fish species caught from the Danube River in Serbia person Radivoje Anđelković Ministry of Defence of Republic of Serbia, Rectorate, University of Defense, Veljka Lukića Kurjaka 1, Belgrade 11000, Serbia Health risk assessment of metal intake from fish species caught from the Danube River in Serbia person Nataša Glamočlija University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bulevar Oslobodjenja 18, Belgrade 11000 Health risk assessment of metal intake from fish species caught from the Danube River in Serbia person https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4799-9416 Milica Laudanović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bulevar Oslobodjenja 18, Belgrade 11000 Health risk assessment of metal intake from fish species caught from the Danube River in Serbia person https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6381-2803 Radmila Mitrović Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Kaćanskog 13, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Health risk assessment of metal intake from fish species caught from the Danube River in Serbia person https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2912-2784 Milan Ž. Baltić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bulevar Oslobodjenja 18, Belgrade 11000 Health risk assessment of metal intake from fish species caught from the Danube River in Serbia person https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4469-3411 application/pdf 718867 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:8584 no yes 19 70 92000001 71A01 Meat technology - Special Issue 66/3 2025 1-576 66 3 97 103 Kaćanskog 13, 11 000 Belgrade Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology 2025-12-01 www.journalmeattechnology.com