Assessment of radiation and heavy metals risk due to the dietary intake of marine fishes (Rastrelliger kanagurta) from the straits of Malacca

• Main Authors: Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin, Asaduzzaman, Khandaker, Nawi, Saiful Mazwan, Usman, A. A., Amin, Y, Daar, E., Bradley, D.A., Ahmed, H., Okhunov, Abdurahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/44206/1/2015_Khandaker_PlosOne.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/44206/; http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0128790

The environment of the Straits of Malacca receives pollution as a result of various industrial and anthropogenic sources, making systematic studies crucial in determining the prevailing water quality. Present study concerns concentrations of natural radionuclides and heavy metals in marine fish (Ras...