Heavy metals concentration in “etak” tissue at different processing stages

• Main Authors: Dee Koh, Han, Abdullah, Faizuan, Ibrahim, Idanne Adilla, Rozaki, Nurul Inani, Md Nasir, Siti Nor Aini, Suganthi, Appalasamy, Mohd Ghazi, Rozidaini, Abdullah, Nor Hakimin, Eh Rak, Aweng
• Format: Non-Indexed Article
• Language: English
• Published: UMK Press 2019
• Online Access: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7571/1/Heavy%20metals%20concentration%20in%20%E2%80%9Cetak%E2%80%9D%20tissue%20at%20different%20processing%20stages.pdf; http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7571/; http://www.jtrss.org/

Corbicula fluminea, known as “etak” in Kelantan, Malaysia is a freshwater bivalve. This clam is widely consumed as traditional snack by the locals. However, lately there are numerous reports in local newspapers that claim “etak” to cause health effects due to eating contaminated “etak”. Hence, this...