Health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons through aquaculture fish consumption, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Nasher, E., Heng, L. Y., Zakaria, Z., Surif, S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor and Francis Inc. 2016
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/71650/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84961588714&doi=10.1080%2f15275922.2015.1133733&partnerID=40&md5=30c293e035942a5a00bb683391e9d42a

Fish are an important source of proteins and healthy lipids. However, they can accumulate nonpolar pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from their aquatic environment through absorption and/or adsorption. Human exposure to parent PAHs by fish consumption has not yet been determ...