Sains Malaysiana 44(1)(2015): 91–99

 

Assessment of Heavy Metal in Self-caught Saltwater Fish from Port Dickson

Coastal Water (Malaysia)

(Penilaian Logam Berat bagi Ikan Air Masin yang Ditangkap dari Perairan Port Dickson (Malaysia)

 

SARVA MANGALA PRAVEENA* & CARYN LIEW SUET LIN

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan,Malaysia

 

Received: 12 July 2013/Accepted: 4 July 2014

 

ABSTRACT

Freshwater fish has been studied and reported numerously. However, little attention has been made and limited studies available on local marine fish in Malaysia. Thus, in this study, concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Pb and Cu) were studied in four major local marine fish Megalaspis cordyla (hardtail scad), Rastrelliger kanagurta (Indian mackerel), Selaroides leptolepis (yellowstripe scad) and Sardinella fimbriata (fringescale sardinella). The study was also intended to estimate potential health risk assessment from these heavy metals to the consumption of fish and assess maximum allowable fish consumption rate. The range of heavy metal concentrations were 0.053-0.096 mg/kg for Cd, 1.16-2.34 mg/kg for Cr, 8.34-12.44 mg/kg for Pb and 1.40-3.21 mg/kg for Cu in four major self-caught saltwater fish. Heavy metal levels of Cd and Cu in the local marine fish from Port Dickson are below the limit enforced by Food Regulations (1985) while the levels of Cr and Pb have exceeded the limit. Potential health risks associated with Cd, Cr, Cu and Pb were assessed based on target hazard quotients. HQ values calculated for Cd, Cr and Cu were less than 1, thus indicate that no adverse effects while HQ values for Pb exceeded 1 for all the fish species assessed with the exception of Megalaspis spp and Sardinella sppa. Cr was the highest while Pb concentrations were the lowest in all the studied fish samples for maximum allowable fish consumption rate. A long term monitoring program is crucial to be done in coastal areas with high consumption of local marine fish along Port Dickson to obtain real consumption rates and other cofounders factors in local population.

 

Keywords: Fish; health risks; heavy metal; marine

 

ABSTRAK

Ikan air tawar telah banyak dikaji dan dilaporkan. Akan tetapi sedikit tumpuan diberikan kepada ikan air masin tempatan. Oleh itu, penyelidikan ini mengkaji kepekatan logam berat (Cd, Cr, Pb dan Cu) dalam empat ikan air masin utama seperti Megalaspis cordyla (cencaru), Rastrelliger kanagurta (ikan kembung), Selaroides leptolepis (selayang jalur kuning) dan Sardinella fimbriata (fringescale sardinella). Kajian ini juga bertujuan untuk menganggarkan potensi penilaian risiko kesihatan daripada logam berat kepada penggunaan ikan dan menilai kadar pemakanan ikan maksima. Julat kepekatan logam berat adalah 0,053-0,096 mg/kg bagi Cd, 1,16-2,34 mg/kg bagi Cr, 8,34-12,44 mg/kg bagi Pb dan 1,40-3,21 mg/kg bagi Cu dalam empat ikan air masin utama yang ditangkap sendiri. Tahap logam berat Cd dan Cu dalam ikan air masin dari Port Dickson adalah di bawah had yang dikuatkuasakan oleh Peraturan-Peraturan Makanan (1985) manakala tahap Cr dan Pb telah melebihi had tersebut. Potensi risiko kesihatan yang berkaitan dengan Cd, Cr, Cu dan Pb dinilai berdasarkan nisbah mudarat (HQ) yang ditetapkan. Nilai HQ yang dikira bagi Cd, Cr dan Cu adalah kurang daripada 1, sekaligus menunjukkan bahawa tiada kesan buruk manakala nilai HQ untuk Pb melebihi 1 untuk semua spesies ikan yang dinilai kecuali Megalaspis spp dan Sardinella spp. Cr adalah yang tertinggi manakala kepekatan Pb adalah yang paling rendah dalam semua sampel ikan yang dikaji untuk dibenarkan bagi kadar pemakanan ikan maksima. Satu program pemantauan jangka panjang adalah penting di kawasan pantai melibatkan ikan air masin di sepanjang perairan Port Dickson untuk mendapatkan kadar penggunaan sebenar serta faktor tambahan yang mempengaruhi kesihatan penduduk tempatan.

 

Kata kunci: Ikan; logam berat; marin; risiko kesihatan

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*Corresponding author; email: smpraveena@gmail.com

 

 

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