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

Table 7

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

Species	Organ			Elements
		Al	Fe	Zn	As	Cd	Pb
A. thalassinus	Muscle	5.44±1.25	34.91±1.74	25.39±0.71	14.2±2.34	0.02±0.03	0.2±0.02
	Liver	10.05±1.7	924.6±24.7	341.9±3.35	21.89±0.9	2.075±0.1	0.87±0.07
	Gills	850.1±7.1	822.76±9.9	246.55±7.4	7.65±0.1	0.02±0.01	0.24±0.02
P. anea	Muscle	1.46±13	21.47±1.86	18.1±0.79	3.76±0.2	0.023±0.02	0.17±0.05
	Liver	5.13±0.65	525.96±17	104.84±1.23	8.38±0.22	2.46±0.02	1.07±0.07
	Gills	91.03±2.7	461.4±8.6	66.24±1.3	4.88±0.13	0.05±0.01	1.96±0.16
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).