Hair mercury level of coastal communities in Malaysia: a linkage with Fish consumption

• Main Authors: Hajeb, Parvaneh, Selamat, Jinap, Ahmad, Ismail, Abu Bakar, Fatimah, Bakar, Jamilah, Lioe, Hanifah Nuryani
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/4682/1/5.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/4682/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00217-008-0851-9

Hair mercury level was assessed in four coastal communities in Malaysia with relation to fish consumption between gender, age, and rural and urban area. Mercury level was found at a range of 0.01–21.00 (g/g dry wt). The average mercury levels were 13.69, 10.85, 9.94, and 6.78 g/g dry wt for com...