| Summary: | The presence and distribution of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the mariculture fish from Pulau
Kukup, Johor of Malaysia have been studied along with the impact on human health. Six different species of
mariculture fish were collected, due to their high consumption in the Asian region—especially Malaysia, to assess
their levels of EDCs. The highest concentration of EDCs detected in the muscle was dexamethasone (2.37–15.84
ng/g) and (0.77–13.41 ng/g), in the liver was dexamethasone (<2.54–43.56 ng/g) and progesterone (2.23–9.78
ng/g), and in the reproductive organ are dexamethasone (<2.54–37.23 ng/g) and caffeine (0.21–18.92 ng/g).
The human health risk assessment in the current study suggested that there is no potential risk to the consumer
because the hazard index was below 1 (HI < 1). The present study provides information on the pollution profile
of EDCs and the associated human health risk with EDCs in mariculture fish.
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