Human health risk assessment of metal contamination through consumption of fish
The progress of industries has led to the increased of pollutants emission into the ecosystems. One of the most common pollutants is heavy metals. This research deals with human health risk assessment of metal contamination through the consumption of fish at selected river in Kuantan, Pahang. The ob...
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| author | Nurul Amirah, Mat Nawi Afiza, Abdullah Suhaimi Wan Faizal, Wan Ishak Nurliyana, Moh Hussin Laili, Sengut |
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| description | The progress of industries has led to the increased of pollutants emission into the ecosystems. One of the most common pollutants is heavy metals. This research deals with human health risk assessment of metal contamination through the consumption of fish at selected river in Kuantan, Pahang. The objective of this research is to determine the concentration of Cu, Pb and Cd contaminant in fish. This research describes the heavy metal experiment analysis and health risk assessment. Inductively Coupled Plasma Membrane System (ICP-MS) was used to determine the concentration of heavy metals in fish. The average concentration of Cu, Pb and Cd in three locations are approximately 0.0205µg/g, 0.0145µg/g and 0.0004µg/g. Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) was used in the health risk assessment to determine carcinogenicity of the sample. The result shows that the concentration and THQ of all metal studied (Cu, Pb, Cd) are less than 1; signified that a daily exposure at this level is unlikely to cause any adverse effects during a person lifetime. |
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| spelling | ump-439172025-02-26T04:51:32Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43917/ Human health risk assessment of metal contamination through consumption of fish Nurul Amirah, Mat Nawi Afiza, Abdullah Suhaimi Wan Faizal, Wan Ishak Nurliyana, Moh Hussin Laili, Sengut HD Industries. Land use. Labor The progress of industries has led to the increased of pollutants emission into the ecosystems. One of the most common pollutants is heavy metals. This research deals with human health risk assessment of metal contamination through the consumption of fish at selected river in Kuantan, Pahang. The objective of this research is to determine the concentration of Cu, Pb and Cd contaminant in fish. This research describes the heavy metal experiment analysis and health risk assessment. Inductively Coupled Plasma Membrane System (ICP-MS) was used to determine the concentration of heavy metals in fish. The average concentration of Cu, Pb and Cd in three locations are approximately 0.0205µg/g, 0.0145µg/g and 0.0004µg/g. Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) was used in the health risk assessment to determine carcinogenicity of the sample. The result shows that the concentration and THQ of all metal studied (Cu, Pb, Cd) are less than 1; signified that a daily exposure at this level is unlikely to cause any adverse effects during a person lifetime. Science and Education Publishing 2013 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43917/1/Human%20Health%20Risk%20Assessment%20of%20Metal%20Contamination%20through%20Consumption%20of%20Fish.pdf Nurul Amirah, Mat Nawi and Afiza, Abdullah Suhaimi and Wan Faizal, Wan Ishak and Nurliyana, Moh Hussin and Laili, Sengut (2013) Human health risk assessment of metal contamination through consumption of fish. Journal of Environment Pollution and Human Health, 1 (1). pp. 1-5. (Published) http://pubs.sciepub.com/jephh/1/1/1 |
| spellingShingle | HD Industries. Land use. Labor Nurul Amirah, Mat Nawi Afiza, Abdullah Suhaimi Wan Faizal, Wan Ishak Nurliyana, Moh Hussin Laili, Sengut Human health risk assessment of metal contamination through consumption of fish |
| title | Human health risk assessment of metal contamination through consumption of fish |
| title_full | Human health risk assessment of metal contamination through consumption of fish |
| title_fullStr | Human health risk assessment of metal contamination through consumption of fish |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human health risk assessment of metal contamination through consumption of fish |
| title_short | Human health risk assessment of metal contamination through consumption of fish |
| title_sort | human health risk assessment of metal contamination through consumption of fish |
| topic | HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
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