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Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Zinc Levels in the green-lipped Mussel Perna viridis (L.) from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: Safe as Food?

Green-lipped mussels, Perna viridis, were collected between 2002-2004, from 10 locations on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The samples were analysed for cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). The metal concentrations (mg/g dry weight) ranged from 0.11 to 5.55 for Cd, 3.49 to 31...

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Main Authors: Yap, Chee Kong, Ismail, Ahmad, Tan, Soon Guan
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2005
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3593/1/Cadmium%2C_Copper%2C_Lead_and_Zinc_Levels_in_the_Green-Lipped_Mussel_Perna.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.35932015-09-15T01:06:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3593/ Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Zinc Levels in the green-lipped Mussel Perna viridis (L.) from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: Safe as Food? Yap, Chee Kong Ismail, Ahmad Tan, Soon Guan Green-lipped mussels, Perna viridis, were collected between 2002-2004, from 10 locations on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The samples were analysed for cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). The metal concentrations (mg/g dry weight) ranged from 0.11 to 5.55 for Cd, 3.49 to 31.1 for Cu, 1.16 to 18.62 for Pb and 60.51 to 119.5 for Zn. From the public health point of view, these metal concentrations were below the maximum permissible levels set by the Malaysian Food Regulations (1985) and were also below the levels regarded as harmful according to the median international standards for metals in mollusks compiled lJy the FAO of the United Nations. Non-carcinogenic hazard indices of the metals in the mussels in this present study showed that the consumption of the mussels was not risky and any risk is dependent on the amount of mussels consumed and the sites they were collected from. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2005 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3593/1/Cadmium%2C_Copper%2C_Lead_and_Zinc_Levels_in_the_Green-Lipped_Mussel_Perna.pdf Yap, Chee Kong and Ismail, Ahmad and Tan, Soon Guan (2005) Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Zinc Levels in the green-lipped Mussel Perna viridis (L.) from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: Safe as Food? Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 28 (1). pp. 41-47. ISSN 1511-3701 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2028%20(1)%20Apr.%202005/JTAS%20Vol.28%20(1)%202005%20(41-47).pdf
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description Green-lipped mussels, Perna viridis, were collected between 2002-2004, from 10 locations on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The samples were analysed for cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). The metal concentrations (mg/g dry weight) ranged from 0.11 to 5.55 for Cd, 3.49 to 31.1 for Cu, 1.16 to 18.62 for Pb and 60.51 to 119.5 for Zn. From the public health point of view, these metal concentrations were below the maximum permissible levels set by the Malaysian Food Regulations (1985) and were also below the levels regarded as harmful according to the median international standards for metals in mollusks compiled lJy the FAO of the United Nations. Non-carcinogenic hazard indices of the metals in the mussels in this present study showed that the consumption of the mussels was not risky and any risk is dependent on the amount of mussels consumed and the sites they were collected from.
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author Yap, Chee Kong
Ismail, Ahmad
Tan, Soon Guan
spellingShingle Yap, Chee Kong
Ismail, Ahmad
Tan, Soon Guan
Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Zinc Levels in the green-lipped Mussel Perna viridis (L.) from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: Safe as Food?
author_facet Yap, Chee Kong
Ismail, Ahmad
Tan, Soon Guan
author_sort Yap, Chee Kong
title Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Zinc Levels in the green-lipped Mussel Perna viridis (L.) from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: Safe as Food?
title_short Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Zinc Levels in the green-lipped Mussel Perna viridis (L.) from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: Safe as Food?
title_full Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Zinc Levels in the green-lipped Mussel Perna viridis (L.) from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: Safe as Food?
title_fullStr Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Zinc Levels in the green-lipped Mussel Perna viridis (L.) from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: Safe as Food?
title_full_unstemmed Cadmium, Copper, Lead and Zinc Levels in the green-lipped Mussel Perna viridis (L.) from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: Safe as Food?
title_sort cadmium, copper, lead and zinc levels in the green-lipped mussel perna viridis (l.) from the west coast of peninsular malaysia: safe as food?
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate 2005
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3593/1/Cadmium%2C_Copper%2C_Lead_and_Zinc_Levels_in_the_Green-Lipped_Mussel_Perna.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3593/
http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2028%20(1)%20Apr.%202005/JTAS%20Vol.28%20(1)%202005%20(41-47).pdf
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