Heavy metals (mercury, arsenic, cadmium, plumbum) in selected marine fish and shellfish along the Straits of Malacca

• Main Authors: Mohamad, Alina, Azlan, Azrina, Abd. Shukor, Mohd Yunus, S., Mohd Zakiuddin, Halmi, Mohd Izuan Effendi, Razman, Muhammad Rizal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41052/1/Heavy%20metals%20%28Mercury%2C%20Arsenic%2C%20Cadmium%2C%20Plumbum%29%20in%20selected%20marine%20fish%20and%20shellfish%20along%20the%20Straits%20of%20Malacca.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41052/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/19%20%2801%29%202011/%2818%29IFRJ-2010-235%20Alina.pdf

Level of heavy metals in marine ecosystem has been intensively studied during recent years as these hazardous substances could be accumulated in the biota. Generally, the presence of contaminants in fish is a result of human activities such as industrial and agricultural wastes. In this study, the m...