Copper and Zinc Levels in Commercial Marine Fish from Setiu, East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

ABSTRACT: Potentially toxic metals (PTMs) in edible marine fish have been widely reported from at least 15 different regions or countries in the literature. This evidently demonstrates the importance of monitoring the PTMs in fish fillets from a human health risk (HHR) point of view. This study aims to assess the HHR of Cu and Zn in 19 species of marine fish from popular marine fish loading sites at Setiu in Terengganu, on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, collected between August 2016 and February 2017. With overall ranges of concentrations (mg/kg dry weight) of Cu (1.50-7.83), and Zn (24.1-80.5), the 19 species of marine fishes from Setiu are good sources of these essential elements because they are below the maximum permissible limits set by seafood safety guidelines. The target hazard quoti

SUBMITTER: Yap CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8876149 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature