Heavy metal exposure assessment using nail as bio-indicator among the farmers in Malaysia

Heavy metals, particularly cadmium, lead, and arsenic, constitute a significant potential threat to human health. Chronic exposure to toxic heavy metal can lead to deleterious human health effect. The aim of this study was to determine the level of heavy metal concentration among the farmers in Mal...

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Main Author:	Yew, Yee Shien
Format:	Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:	English English English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Q Science (General) TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/1/FTECH%20-%20YEW%20YEE%20SHIEN.PDF http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/2/FTECH%20-%20YEW%20YEE%20SHIEN%20-%20CHAP%201.PDF http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/3/FTECH%20-%20YEW%20YEE%20SHIEN%20-%20CHAP%203.PDF

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spelling	ump-134902016-06-24T00:42:07Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/ Heavy metal exposure assessment using nail as bio-indicator among the farmers in Malaysia Yew, Yee Shien Q Science (General) TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Heavy metals, particularly cadmium, lead, and arsenic, constitute a significant potential threat to human health. Chronic exposure to toxic heavy metal can lead to deleterious human health effect. The aim of this study was to determine the level of heavy metal concentration among the farmers in Malaysia as well as to understand the correlation between the heavy metal levels with the heavy metal sensitivity symptoms. The study comprised of 33 farmers. Nails sample was collected among the farmers and the adopted questionnaire were used to obtained demographic status and related symptoms. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to analyze the nail sample and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) were used to analyze the data obtained In this study, there were significant correlations between the working experiences with level of arsenic, cadmium, nickel and lead, (r=0.499, r=0.398, r-0.454, r0.498., p <0.05). Besides, the analysis of the relationship between the age and levels of arsenic (r0.499), cadmium (r0.398), nickel (r=0.454), and lead (r0.498), (p <0.05) showed significant relationship. This finding suggests that agriculture activities could contribute to the accumulations of heavy metals in farmers. Hence, the control of environmental levels of and human exposure to these metals to prevent adverse health effects is still an important public health issue. 2015 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/1/FTECH%20-%20YEW%20YEE%20SHIEN.PDF application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/2/FTECH%20-%20YEW%20YEE%20SHIEN%20-%20CHAP%201.PDF application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/3/FTECH%20-%20YEW%20YEE%20SHIEN%20-%20CHAP%203.PDF Yew, Yee Shien (2015) Heavy metal exposure assessment using nail as bio-indicator among the farmers in Malaysia. Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. http://iportal.ump.edu.my/lib/item?id=chamo:92321&theme=UMP2
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description	Heavy metals, particularly cadmium, lead, and arsenic, constitute a significant potential threat to human health. Chronic exposure to toxic heavy metal can lead to deleterious human health effect. The aim of this study was to determine the level of heavy metal concentration among the farmers in Malaysia as well as to understand the correlation between the heavy metal levels with the heavy metal sensitivity symptoms. The study comprised of 33 farmers. Nails sample was collected among the farmers and the adopted questionnaire were used to obtained demographic status and related symptoms. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to analyze the nail sample and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) were used to analyze the data obtained In this study, there were significant correlations between the working experiences with level of arsenic, cadmium, nickel and lead, (r=0.499, r=0.398, r-0.454, r0.498., p <0.05). Besides, the analysis of the relationship between the age and levels of arsenic (r0.499), cadmium (r0.398), nickel (r=0.454), and lead (r0.498), (p <0.05) showed significant relationship. This finding suggests that agriculture activities could contribute to the accumulations of heavy metals in farmers. Hence, the control of environmental levels of and human exposure to these metals to prevent adverse health effects is still an important public health issue.
format	Undergraduates Project Papers
author	Yew, Yee Shien
author_facet	Yew, Yee Shien
author_sort	Yew, Yee Shien
title	Heavy metal exposure assessment using nail as bio-indicator among the farmers in Malaysia
title_short	Heavy metal exposure assessment using nail as bio-indicator among the farmers in Malaysia
title_full	Heavy metal exposure assessment using nail as bio-indicator among the farmers in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Heavy metal exposure assessment using nail as bio-indicator among the farmers in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Heavy metal exposure assessment using nail as bio-indicator among the farmers in Malaysia
title_sort	heavy metal exposure assessment using nail as bio-indicator among the farmers in malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/1/FTECH%20-%20YEW%20YEE%20SHIEN.PDF http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/2/FTECH%20-%20YEW%20YEE%20SHIEN%20-%20CHAP%201.PDF http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13490/3/FTECH%20-%20YEW%20YEE%20SHIEN%20-%20CHAP%203.PDF
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