Estimation of daily fish intake values for use with water quality criteria for human health assessments in Korea

Abstract

Daily fish intake is a key parameter of water quality criteria for protecting human health. Daily fish intake values should be representative of consumption patterns and must be practical for regulatory purposes. Thus, values must be scientifically verified and regularly updated for inclusion in water quality criteria. In Korea, four different fish intake values have been identified from food balance sheets (KREI 2000), the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) II (Ministry of Health and Welfare 2002), Korean Exposure Factors Handbook (MOE 2007a), and KNHANES IV–V (CDC 2008; 2009; 2010), which have been applied to water quality standards and related national projects and regulations. This paper reviews the estimation methodologies of previous daily fish intake values from multiple sources and improvements in these values between 2000 and 2012. Finally, limitations associated with each value were examined to assist future research and regulatory management. This review provides information on changes in the daily fish intake values and their application in water quality standards in Korea.

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