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Heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr and Pb) concentration in selected freshwater fishes and health risk assessment among adults in Kluang, Johor

A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in two areas at Kluang, Johor to determine the heavy metals concentration in freshwater fish and health risk assessment among adults in the area. Kahang River is less polluted compared to Sembrong River. A total of 30 respondents from each area were...

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Main Authors: Mohd Elias, Saliza, Marzuki, Ana Mardhiah, Mohkhtar @ Mokhtar, Hilaliyah, George, Christopher, Zakaria, Noor Azianti, Aris, Ahmad Zaharin
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Published: Springer 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55814/1/Heavy%20metals%20%28As%2C%20Cd%2C%20Cr%20and%20Pb%29%20concentration%20in%20selected%20freshwater%20fishes%20and%20health%20risk%20assessment%20among%20adults%20in%20Kluang%2C%20Johor.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.558142017-06-30T09:42:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55814/ Heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr and Pb) concentration in selected freshwater fishes and health risk assessment among adults in Kluang, Johor Mohd Elias, Saliza Marzuki, Ana Mardhiah Mohkhtar @ Mokhtar, Hilaliyah George, Christopher Zakaria, Noor Azianti Aris, Ahmad Zaharin A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in two areas at Kluang, Johor to determine the heavy metals concentration in freshwater fish and health risk assessment among adults in the area. Kahang River is less polluted compared to Sembrong River. A total of 30 respondents from each area were randomly selected based on inclusion criteria. A set of pre-tested questionnaire was used to obtain the socio-demographic information, food frequency intake and health status of respondents. Three freshwater fish species from these rivers which were frequently consumed by locals were analysed for arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr) and lead (Pb) concentration using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The health risk of respondents was assessed through the calculation of HQ and LCR. Results showed that heavy metals concentration in freshwater fishes of polluted river (Sembrong River) were higher than the less polluted river (Kahang River).There was also a significant difference in the health risk of respondents of the two areas which indicated that respondents who consumed fishes from the polluted river may have higher risk of health problems associated with heavy metals exposure. Springer 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55814/1/Heavy%20metals%20%28As%2C%20Cd%2C%20Cr%20and%20Pb%29%20concentration%20in%20selected%20freshwater%20fishes%20and%20health%20risk%20assessment%20among%20adults%20in%20Kluang%2C%20Johor.pdf Mohd Elias, Saliza and Marzuki, Ana Mardhiah and Mohkhtar @ Mokhtar, Hilaliyah and George, Christopher and Zakaria, Noor Azianti and Aris, Ahmad Zaharin (2013) Heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr and Pb) concentration in selected freshwater fishes and health risk assessment among adults in Kluang, Johor. In: International Conference on Environmental Forensics 2013, 11-14 Nov. 2013, Marriot Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (pp. 573-578). 10.1007/978-981-4560-70-2_102
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description A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in two areas at Kluang, Johor to determine the heavy metals concentration in freshwater fish and health risk assessment among adults in the area. Kahang River is less polluted compared to Sembrong River. A total of 30 respondents from each area were randomly selected based on inclusion criteria. A set of pre-tested questionnaire was used to obtain the socio-demographic information, food frequency intake and health status of respondents. Three freshwater fish species from these rivers which were frequently consumed by locals were analysed for arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr) and lead (Pb) concentration using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The health risk of respondents was assessed through the calculation of HQ and LCR. Results showed that heavy metals concentration in freshwater fishes of polluted river (Sembrong River) were higher than the less polluted river (Kahang River).There was also a significant difference in the health risk of respondents of the two areas which indicated that respondents who consumed fishes from the polluted river may have higher risk of health problems associated with heavy metals exposure.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mohd Elias, Saliza
Marzuki, Ana Mardhiah
Mohkhtar @ Mokhtar, Hilaliyah
George, Christopher
Zakaria, Noor Azianti
Aris, Ahmad Zaharin
spellingShingle Mohd Elias, Saliza
Marzuki, Ana Mardhiah
Mohkhtar @ Mokhtar, Hilaliyah
George, Christopher
Zakaria, Noor Azianti
Aris, Ahmad Zaharin
Heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr and Pb) concentration in selected freshwater fishes and health risk assessment among adults in Kluang, Johor
author_facet Mohd Elias, Saliza
Marzuki, Ana Mardhiah
Mohkhtar @ Mokhtar, Hilaliyah
George, Christopher
Zakaria, Noor Azianti
Aris, Ahmad Zaharin
author_sort Mohd Elias, Saliza
title Heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr and Pb) concentration in selected freshwater fishes and health risk assessment among adults in Kluang, Johor
title_short Heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr and Pb) concentration in selected freshwater fishes and health risk assessment among adults in Kluang, Johor
title_full Heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr and Pb) concentration in selected freshwater fishes and health risk assessment among adults in Kluang, Johor
title_fullStr Heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr and Pb) concentration in selected freshwater fishes and health risk assessment among adults in Kluang, Johor
title_full_unstemmed Heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr and Pb) concentration in selected freshwater fishes and health risk assessment among adults in Kluang, Johor
title_sort heavy metals (as, cd, cr and pb) concentration in selected freshwater fishes and health risk assessment among adults in kluang, johor
publisher Springer
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55814/1/Heavy%20metals%20%28As%2C%20Cd%2C%20Cr%20and%20Pb%29%20concentration%20in%20selected%20freshwater%20fishes%20and%20health%20risk%20assessment%20among%20adults%20in%20Kluang%2C%20Johor.pdf
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