Mineral and heavy metal contents of marine fin fish in Langkawi Island, Malaysia

Mineral and heavy metal contents of marine fin fish in Langkawi Island, Malaysia

A study was conducted to quantitate the concentrations of heavy metals, such as Hg, Pb and Cd in eight species of marine fin fish caught off the coast of Langkawi Island in Malaysia, as well as in its waters. The same fish were also used to determine the content of nutritional minerals, such as cop...

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Main Authors: Jaswir, Irwandi, Osman, Farida
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2009
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spelling iium-77062011-12-10T08:30:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/7706/ Mineral and heavy metal contents of marine fin fish in Langkawi Island, Malaysia Jaswir, Irwandi Osman, Farida QL Zoology A study was conducted to quantitate the concentrations of heavy metals, such as Hg, Pb and Cd in eight species of marine fin fish caught off the coast of Langkawi Island in Malaysia, as well as in its waters. The same fish were also used to determine the content of nutritional minerals, such as copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), calcium (Ca), and manganese (Mn). Fish and water samples were collected from four different areas, namely (1) Main Jetty Pulau Tuba (MJPT), (2) Teluk Cempedak Jetty (TCJ), (3) Simpang Tiga Chian Lian (STCL) and (4) Main Jetty Kuah (MJK) around Langkawi Island. Results showed that for the vital elements, all species had higher concentration of Zn compared to other elements. For the toxic elements, lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) were found to have lower concentration of the mean values than the permissible limits set by FAO/WHO (1984). However, cadmium (Cd) level was slightly higher than the permissible limit but was still acceptable according to the Malaysian Food Regulation (1985). It can be concluded that all fish species studied are safe to be consumed. Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/7706/1/14_IFRJ-2008-138_Irwandi_Malaysia_FINAL.pdf Jaswir, Irwandi and Osman, Farida (2009) Mineral and heavy metal contents of marine fin fish in Langkawi Island, Malaysia. International Food Research Journal, 16 (1). pp. 237-244. ISSN 19854668 (P), 22317546 (O) http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/index.html
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Jaswir, Irwandi
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Mineral and heavy metal contents of marine fin fish in Langkawi Island, Malaysia
description A study was conducted to quantitate the concentrations of heavy metals, such as Hg, Pb and Cd in eight species of marine fin fish caught off the coast of Langkawi Island in Malaysia, as well as in its waters. The same fish were also used to determine the content of nutritional minerals, such as copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), calcium (Ca), and manganese (Mn). Fish and water samples were collected from four different areas, namely (1) Main Jetty Pulau Tuba (MJPT), (2) Teluk Cempedak Jetty (TCJ), (3) Simpang Tiga Chian Lian (STCL) and (4) Main Jetty Kuah (MJK) around Langkawi Island. Results showed that for the vital elements, all species had higher concentration of Zn compared to other elements. For the toxic elements, lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) were found to have lower concentration of the mean values than the permissible limits set by FAO/WHO (1984). However, cadmium (Cd) level was slightly higher than the permissible limit but was still acceptable according to the Malaysian Food Regulation (1985). It can be concluded that all fish species studied are safe to be consumed.
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author Jaswir, Irwandi
Osman, Farida
author_facet Jaswir, Irwandi
Osman, Farida
author_sort Jaswir, Irwandi
title Mineral and heavy metal contents of marine fin fish in Langkawi Island, Malaysia
title_short Mineral and heavy metal contents of marine fin fish in Langkawi Island, Malaysia
title_full Mineral and heavy metal contents of marine fin fish in Langkawi Island, Malaysia
title_fullStr Mineral and heavy metal contents of marine fin fish in Langkawi Island, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Mineral and heavy metal contents of marine fin fish in Langkawi Island, Malaysia
title_sort mineral and heavy metal contents of marine fin fish in langkawi island, malaysia
publisher Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2009
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/7706/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/7706/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/7706/1/14_IFRJ-2008-138_Irwandi_Malaysia_FINAL.pdf
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