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Assessment of heavy metals concentration in Gelama fish and water at Kuala Selangor and its potential health risk to human / Rabiatul Adawiyah Abdul Rahim and Nasaruddin Abd Rahman

Consumption of bioaccumulation heavy metals in fish had been found to cause severe health effect. This study was conducted in order to evaluate the concentration of selected heavy metals (Copper, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium) in the Gelama fish (Tigertooth Croaker) and water at Kuala Selangor estuary. This s...

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Main Authors: Abd Rahman, Nasaruddin, Abdul Rahim, Rabiatul Adawiyah
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Published: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2019
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Personal health and hygiene. Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene
Fisheries
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spelling my.uitm.ir.547132021-12-29T23:55:19Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54713/ Assessment of heavy metals concentration in Gelama fish and water at Kuala Selangor and its potential health risk to human / Rabiatul Adawiyah Abdul Rahim and Nasaruddin Abd Rahman Abd Rahman, Nasaruddin Abdul Rahim, Rabiatul Adawiyah Personal health and hygiene. Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene Fisheries Consumption of bioaccumulation heavy metals in fish had been found to cause severe health effect. This study was conducted in order to evaluate the concentration of selected heavy metals (Copper, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium) in the Gelama fish (Tigertooth Croaker) and water at Kuala Selangor estuary. This study also aimed to estimate the potential health risks through ingestion of this fish. The result showed the order of level concentration of metals studied found in Gelama fish was Zn > Cu > Cd > Pb. The study indicated that the concentration of these metals is below the permissible limit stated by Malaysian Food Regulation 1985. However, the concentration of Cd and Pb were slightly higher than Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO, 1984) but within the Malaysian government limits. Zn concentration was found to be significantly higher in the Gelama fish (p<0.05) in all sampling stations. For water samples, the result showed the concentration of metals studied was in the order of Zn>Cu>Pb>Cd. Target hazard quotient was calculated to determine the potential health risks associated with the heavy metals. The result showed that the THQ value was <1, which revealed that no adverse health effects expected from the consumption of fish at Kuala Selangor estuary. Hence, it can be concluded that Gelama fish caught at Kuala Selangor are safe to be consumed. However, a public awareness and continuous monitoring on heavy metals content in aquatic life should be done in order to reduce the potential health effect from the consumption of contaminated aquatic organisms. Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2019-06 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54713/1/54713.pdf ID54713 Abd Rahman, Nasaruddin and Abdul Rahim, Rabiatul Adawiyah (2019) Assessment of heavy metals concentration in Gelama fish and water at Kuala Selangor and its potential health risk to human / Rabiatul Adawiyah Abdul Rahim and Nasaruddin Abd Rahman. Health Scope, 1. pp. 213-218. ISSN 2735-0649 http://healthscopefsk.com/
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topic Personal health and hygiene. Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene
Fisheries
spellingShingle Personal health and hygiene. Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene
Fisheries
Abd Rahman, Nasaruddin
Abdul Rahim, Rabiatul Adawiyah
Assessment of heavy metals concentration in Gelama fish and water at Kuala Selangor and its potential health risk to human / Rabiatul Adawiyah Abdul Rahim and Nasaruddin Abd Rahman
description Consumption of bioaccumulation heavy metals in fish had been found to cause severe health effect. This study was conducted in order to evaluate the concentration of selected heavy metals (Copper, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium) in the Gelama fish (Tigertooth Croaker) and water at Kuala Selangor estuary. This study also aimed to estimate the potential health risks through ingestion of this fish. The result showed the order of level concentration of metals studied found in Gelama fish was Zn > Cu > Cd > Pb. The study indicated that the concentration of these metals is below the permissible limit stated by Malaysian Food Regulation 1985. However, the concentration of Cd and Pb were slightly higher than Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO, 1984) but within the Malaysian government limits. Zn concentration was found to be significantly higher in the Gelama fish (p<0.05) in all sampling stations. For water samples, the result showed the concentration of metals studied was in the order of Zn>Cu>Pb>Cd. Target hazard quotient was calculated to determine the potential health risks associated with the heavy metals. The result showed that the THQ value was <1, which revealed that no adverse health effects expected from the consumption of fish at Kuala Selangor estuary. Hence, it can be concluded that Gelama fish caught at Kuala Selangor are safe to be consumed. However, a public awareness and continuous monitoring on heavy metals content in aquatic life should be done in order to reduce the potential health effect from the consumption of contaminated aquatic organisms.
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author Abd Rahman, Nasaruddin
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title Assessment of heavy metals concentration in Gelama fish and water at Kuala Selangor and its potential health risk to human / Rabiatul Adawiyah Abdul Rahim and Nasaruddin Abd Rahman
title_short Assessment of heavy metals concentration in Gelama fish and water at Kuala Selangor and its potential health risk to human / Rabiatul Adawiyah Abdul Rahim and Nasaruddin Abd Rahman
title_full Assessment of heavy metals concentration in Gelama fish and water at Kuala Selangor and its potential health risk to human / Rabiatul Adawiyah Abdul Rahim and Nasaruddin Abd Rahman
title_fullStr Assessment of heavy metals concentration in Gelama fish and water at Kuala Selangor and its potential health risk to human / Rabiatul Adawiyah Abdul Rahim and Nasaruddin Abd Rahman
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of heavy metals concentration in Gelama fish and water at Kuala Selangor and its potential health risk to human / Rabiatul Adawiyah Abdul Rahim and Nasaruddin Abd Rahman
title_sort assessment of heavy metals concentration in gelama fish and water at kuala selangor and its potential health risk to human / rabiatul adawiyah abdul rahim and nasaruddin abd rahman
publisher Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA
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url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54713/1/54713.pdf
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