Heavy metal in fish: analysis and human health - a review

• Main Authors: Azaman, Fazureen, Juahir, Hafizan, Azid, Azman, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Kamarudin, Mohd Khairul Amri, Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan, Mustafa, Ahmad Dasuki, Amran, Mohammad Azizi, Che Hasnam, Che Noraini, Mohd Saudi, Ahmad Shakir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2015
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/45672/1/Heavy_metal_in_fish.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45672/; http://www.jurnalteknologi.utm.my/index.php/jurnalteknologi/article/view/4182

Living organisms require trace amounts of heavy metals, including cobalt, copper, manganese and zinc to survive. However, the excessive levels of the metal can be detrimental to the organism. Other heavy metals such as mercury, lead and cadmium have no vital on organisms, and their accumulation in l...