Health risk assessment of heavy metals via consumption of bivalves species in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Budin, Kamsia, Praveena, Sarva Mangala, Sakari, Mahyar, Hassan, Suriani, Ibrahim, Elya Izzati
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55816/1/Health%20risk%20assessment%20of%20heavy%20metals%20via%20consumption%20of%20bivalves%20species%20in%20Kota%20Kinabalu%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55816/

Bivalve organisms are more vulnerable to a variety of aquatic pollution. It has high adaptability to various levels of contaminations. It can accumulate pollutants such as heavy metal in its tissues and cause major concern on potential risk of heavy metal especially to the consumers. The objectives...