Research Article
Evaluation of Trace Metal Levels in Tissues of Two Commercial Fish Species in Kapar and Mersing Coastal Waters, Peninsular Malaysia
Table 5
Trace metal concentrations (mg/L), water temperature (T), pH, dissolved oxygen (DO mg/L) in sea water from Kapar and Mersing.
| Location | | | | Metals | | | | | Parameters | | | | Al | Fe | Zn | As | Pb | Cd | T (C°) | pH | DO (mg/L) |
| Kapar | Mean | 0.048 | 0.33 | 0.021 | 0.036 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 23.05 | 7.72 | 5.66 | Max | 0.049 | 0.34 | 0.033 | 0.040 | 0.014 | 0.011 | 24.80 | 7.65 | 5.62 | Min | 0.047 | 0.32 | 0.015 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.010 | 21.30 | 7.79 | 5.70 |
| Mersing | Mean | 0.012 | 0.36 | 0.015 | 0.030 | 0.010 | 0.019 | 21.25 | 7.28 | 6.73 | Max | 0.013 | 0.40 | 0.016 | 0.033 | 0.014 | 0.030 | 23.60 | 7.52 | 6.60 | Min | 0.011 | 0.32 | 0.014 | 0.028 | 0.002 | 0.011 | 18.90 | 7.64 | 6.86 |
| NWQSM* | | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.01 | — | — | 5–7 | WHO** | | — | — | 5 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.003 | — | 6.5–8.5 | — |
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NWQSM* National Water Quality Standards for Malaysia. WHO**World Health Organization.
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