Survey on heavy metals contamination and health risk assessment in commercially valuable Asian swamp eel, monopterus albus from Kelantan, Malaysia
This work investigates the metals concentration in the tissues of Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus. Five selected tissues, including liver, gill, bone, skin, and muscle were examined for the concentration of Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb, and Ni. The concentrations of Cd and Pb were found high in the muscle tissu...
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| author | Sow, Ai Yin Ismail, Ahmad Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir Amal, Mohammad Noor Azmai Hambali, Kamarul Ariffin |
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| description | This work investigates the metals concentration in the tissues of Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus. Five selected tissues, including liver, gill, bone, skin, and muscle were examined for the concentration of Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb, and Ni. The concentrations of Cd and Pb were found high in the muscle tissues of the eels. Additionally, high amounts of Zn and Cu metals were observed in the liver, whereas the Cd, Pb, and Ni metals were highly detected in gill. The accumulation of Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb, and Ni in both skin and bone of the eel seems to vary between seasons. Low levels of Zn, Cu, and Ni were identified in the muscle tissues of the eels. This study revealed that the concentration of Cd and Pb in the muscle tissues of Asian swamp eels exceeded the permissible limits by the US EPA, suggesting the consumption of the muscle may be hazardous and can severely affect one’s health. |
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| spelling | upm-823142020-10-16T20:44:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82314/ Survey on heavy metals contamination and health risk assessment in commercially valuable Asian swamp eel, monopterus albus from Kelantan, Malaysia Sow, Ai Yin Ismail, Ahmad Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir Amal, Mohammad Noor Azmai Hambali, Kamarul Ariffin This work investigates the metals concentration in the tissues of Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus. Five selected tissues, including liver, gill, bone, skin, and muscle were examined for the concentration of Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb, and Ni. The concentrations of Cd and Pb were found high in the muscle tissues of the eels. Additionally, high amounts of Zn and Cu metals were observed in the liver, whereas the Cd, Pb, and Ni metals were highly detected in gill. The accumulation of Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb, and Ni in both skin and bone of the eel seems to vary between seasons. Low levels of Zn, Cu, and Ni were identified in the muscle tissues of the eels. This study revealed that the concentration of Cd and Pb in the muscle tissues of Asian swamp eels exceeded the permissible limits by the US EPA, suggesting the consumption of the muscle may be hazardous and can severely affect one’s health. Nature Research 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82314/1/Survey%20on%20heavy%20metals%20contamination%20and%20health%20risk%20assessment%20in%20commercially%20valuable%20Asian%20swamp%20eel%2C%20monopterus%20albus%20from%20Kelantan%2C%20Malaysia.pdf Sow, Ai Yin and Ismail, Ahmad and Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir and Amal, Mohammad Noor Azmai and Hambali, Kamarul Ariffin (2019) Survey on heavy metals contamination and health risk assessment in commercially valuable Asian swamp eel, monopterus albus from Kelantan, Malaysia. Scientific Reports, 9 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2045-2322 10.1038/s41598-019-42753-2 |
| spellingShingle | Sow, Ai Yin Ismail, Ahmad Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir Amal, Mohammad Noor Azmai Hambali, Kamarul Ariffin Survey on heavy metals contamination and health risk assessment in commercially valuable Asian swamp eel, monopterus albus from Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title | Survey on heavy metals contamination and health risk assessment in commercially valuable Asian swamp eel, monopterus albus from Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_full | Survey on heavy metals contamination and health risk assessment in commercially valuable Asian swamp eel, monopterus albus from Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Survey on heavy metals contamination and health risk assessment in commercially valuable Asian swamp eel, monopterus albus from Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Survey on heavy metals contamination and health risk assessment in commercially valuable Asian swamp eel, monopterus albus from Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_short | Survey on heavy metals contamination and health risk assessment in commercially valuable Asian swamp eel, monopterus albus from Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_sort | survey on heavy metals contamination and health risk assessment in commercially valuable asian swamp eel, monopterus albus from kelantan, malaysia |
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