Evaluation of Trace Metal Levels in Tissues of Two Commercial Fish Species in Kapar and Mersing Coastal Waters, Peninsular Malaysia

Table 6

Concentrations (𝜇𝑔𝑔⁻¹ dry wt) of heavy metals (mean ± SD) in different organs of fish collected from the coastal waters of Kapar, Malaysia.

Species	Organ			Elements
		Al	Fe	Zn	As	Cd	Pb
A. thalassinus	Muscle	7.24±0.0	53.84±5.1	50.99±5.34	12.58±0.8	0.088±0.01	0.12±0.01
	Liver	28.38±1.92	1007.1±11.7	550.89±6.75	14.17±1.03	1.01±0.07	1.54±0.19
	Gills	538.6±3.48	805.6±3.38	840.89±5.2	13.59±0.69	0.048±0.01	2.03±0.05
P. anea	Muscle	3.00±0.11	21.62±4.7	26.32±1.6	3.28±0.65	0.048±0.01	0.13±0.004
	Liver	13.72±1.12	1975.0±38.9	114.11±2.16	11.75±0.13	0.694±0.05	0.57±0.03
	Gills	299.5±0.75	891.6±28.6	60.21±0.44	4.75±0.65	0.690±0.05	0.26±0.02
WHO*		—	50	150	0.02	0.2	0.2
FAO**		—	—	30–100	7.88^a	0.2	0.5–0.6
MFR***		—	—	100	—	1	2

*WHO (1989), **FAO (1992), ^aFAO 1983, ***Malaysian Food regulation (1985).