Lower health risks of potentially toxic metals after transplantation of aquacultural farmed mussels from a polluted site to unpolluted sites: a biomonitoring study in the Straits of Johore

The present field-based study aimed to determine the levels of six potentially toxic metals (PTM)s (Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn determined using a flame atomic-absorption spectrophotometer) using transplanted green-lipped mussel Perna viridis from a polluted site at Kampung Pasir Puteh (KPP) to unpol...

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Main Authors: Yap, Chee Kong, Al Mutairi, Khalid Awadh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116280/
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author Yap, Chee Kong
Al Mutairi, Khalid Awadh
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description The present field-based study aimed to determine the levels of six potentially toxic metals (PTM)s (Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn determined using a flame atomic-absorption spectrophotometer) using transplanted green-lipped mussel Perna viridis from a polluted site at Kampung Pasir Puteh (KPP) to unpolluted sites at Kampung Sungai Melayu (KSM) and Sungai Belungkor (SB) in the Johore Straits (SOJ), and to estimate the human health risks of the PTMs after the depuration periods. Interestingly, after 10 weeks of depuration in the two unpolluted sites, there were 55.6–88.4% and 51.3–91.7% reductions of the six PTMs after transplantation from KPP to SB and KSM, respectively. Lower risks of health assessments were recorded and judged on the present findings of significantly (p < 0.05) lower levels of safety guidelines, significantly (p < 0.05) lower values of target hazard quotient, and significantly (p < 0.05) lower values of estimated weekly intake, of all the six PTMs after 10 weeks of depuration of the transplanted polluted mussels to the two unpolluted sites in the SOJ. Thus, further reducing the noncarcinogenic risks of the PTMs to the consumers. From an aquacultural point of view, this depuration technique can be recommended to reduce the health risks of PTMs to mussel consumers.
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spelling upm-1162802025-03-24T06:59:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116280/ Lower health risks of potentially toxic metals after transplantation of aquacultural farmed mussels from a polluted site to unpolluted sites: a biomonitoring study in the Straits of Johore Yap, Chee Kong Al Mutairi, Khalid Awadh The present field-based study aimed to determine the levels of six potentially toxic metals (PTM)s (Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn determined using a flame atomic-absorption spectrophotometer) using transplanted green-lipped mussel Perna viridis from a polluted site at Kampung Pasir Puteh (KPP) to unpolluted sites at Kampung Sungai Melayu (KSM) and Sungai Belungkor (SB) in the Johore Straits (SOJ), and to estimate the human health risks of the PTMs after the depuration periods. Interestingly, after 10 weeks of depuration in the two unpolluted sites, there were 55.6–88.4% and 51.3–91.7% reductions of the six PTMs after transplantation from KPP to SB and KSM, respectively. Lower risks of health assessments were recorded and judged on the present findings of significantly (p < 0.05) lower levels of safety guidelines, significantly (p < 0.05) lower values of target hazard quotient, and significantly (p < 0.05) lower values of estimated weekly intake, of all the six PTMs after 10 weeks of depuration of the transplanted polluted mussels to the two unpolluted sites in the SOJ. Thus, further reducing the noncarcinogenic risks of the PTMs to the consumers. From an aquacultural point of view, this depuration technique can be recommended to reduce the health risks of PTMs to mussel consumers. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2023-05-11 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116280/1/116280.pdf Yap, Chee Kong and Al Mutairi, Khalid Awadh (2023) Lower health risks of potentially toxic metals after transplantation of aquacultural farmed mussels from a polluted site to unpolluted sites: a biomonitoring study in the Straits of Johore. Foods, 12 (10). art. no. 1964. pp. 1-23. ISSN 2304-8158 https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/10/1964 10.3390/foods12101964
spellingShingle Yap, Chee Kong
Al Mutairi, Khalid Awadh
Lower health risks of potentially toxic metals after transplantation of aquacultural farmed mussels from a polluted site to unpolluted sites: a biomonitoring study in the Straits of Johore
title Lower health risks of potentially toxic metals after transplantation of aquacultural farmed mussels from a polluted site to unpolluted sites: a biomonitoring study in the Straits of Johore
title_full Lower health risks of potentially toxic metals after transplantation of aquacultural farmed mussels from a polluted site to unpolluted sites: a biomonitoring study in the Straits of Johore
title_fullStr Lower health risks of potentially toxic metals after transplantation of aquacultural farmed mussels from a polluted site to unpolluted sites: a biomonitoring study in the Straits of Johore
title_full_unstemmed Lower health risks of potentially toxic metals after transplantation of aquacultural farmed mussels from a polluted site to unpolluted sites: a biomonitoring study in the Straits of Johore
title_short Lower health risks of potentially toxic metals after transplantation of aquacultural farmed mussels from a polluted site to unpolluted sites: a biomonitoring study in the Straits of Johore
title_sort lower health risks of potentially toxic metals after transplantation of aquacultural farmed mussels from a polluted site to unpolluted sites: a biomonitoring study in the straits of johore
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