Review on the Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Malaysian Clams

Table 1

Mean concentration of metals (g/g dry weight) in total soft tissue of different clam species from Malaysia.

Locations	Clam species	Cd	Pb	Ni	Cu	Zn	Fe	References
Perlis
Kampung Sungai Berembang	Glauconome virens	—	—	1.25	8.76	74.62	572.60	[15]
Pekan	Marcia marmorata	3.40	—	—	22.80	88.70	—	[3]
Kampung Behor Toi	Marcia marmorata	1.90	—	—	14.90	77.50	—
Kampung Sungai Berembang	Marcia marmorata	7.10	—	—	23.90	89.70	—
Pulau Ketam	Marcia marmorata	5.20	—	—	24.70	116.50	—
Kedah
Bandar Baharu	Anadara granosa	0.67	0.16	—	2.01	57.20	—	[5]
Sungai Layar	Glauconome virens	—	—	2.19	11.05	119.28	706.60	[15]
Penang
Butterworth	Anadara granosa	3.43	1.08	—	3.27	98.79	—	[5]
Pantai Teluk Air Tawar	Glauconome virens	—	—	2.05	11.02	132.06	—	[15]
Perak
Kerian	Anadara granosa	2.60	0.92	—	1.67	56.43	—	[5]
Kuala Terong	Anadara granosa	2.49	0.93	—	3.18	77.21	—
Pangkor	Anadara granosa	2.14	0.79	—	2.42	73.41	—
Sungai Perak	Anadara granosa	1.49	1.33	—	2.57	69.82	—
Pantai Remis	Scapharca broughtonii	8.51	19.10	5.26	4.54	67.80	782.00	[6]
Pantai Remis	Trisidos kiyonoi	2.64	8.00	4.93	5.84	61.50	501.00
Selangor
Sungai Ayer Tawar	Anadara granosa	2.67	1.78	—	3.07	136.03	—	[5]
Sungai Besar	Anadara granosa	4.43	1.61	—	2.17	158.00	—
Kuala Selangor	Anadara granosa	2.66	3.04	—	2.94	99.70	—
Sekinchan	Pholas orientalis	2.31	3.96	2.17	16.86	40.43	291.15	[10]
Pantai Remis	Pholas orientalis	1.75	8.21	6.17	22.55	37.76	292.75
Sungai Sepang	Polymesoda erosa	2.96	6.80	5.07	15.70	343.00	1111.00	[6]
Negeri Sembilan
Pasir Panjang	Donax faba	3.96	12.60	3.65	7.23	51.20	654.00	[6]
Malacca
Merlimau	Anadara granosa	0.62	0.91	—	9.10	98.72	—	[5]
Telok Mas 1	Polymesoda erosa	4.23	11.60	4.29	5.91	249.00	1912.00	[6]
Johor
Semerah	Anadara granosa	0.82	1.43	—	1.96	53.22	—	[5]
Senggarang	Anadara granosa	1.45	0.60	—	2.67	65.91	—
Parit Jawa	Polymesoda erosa	3.34	12.20	7.80	6.50	222.00	1307.00	[6]
Kampung Pasir Putih	Polymesoda expansa	3.59	17.20	6.04	36.00	368.00	1454.00
Kelantan
Tumpat	Anadara granosa	0.18	0.99	—	1.84	41.80	—	[5]
Pahang
Pekan	Anadara granosa	0.65	0.13	—	4.92	104.02	—	[5]
Tanjung Lumpur	Solen brevis	0.67	1.61	—	8.64	87.74	415.20	[11]
Terengganu
Bandar Permaisuri	Anadara granosa	0.35	0.45	—	2.19	64.50	—	[5]
Sarawak
Muara Tebas	Solen spp.	1.64	13.47	—	4.11	82.82	522.07	[1]
Desa Moyan	Solen regularis	0.85	—	—	6.75	—	263.50	[2]
Serpan	Solen regularis	0.88	—	—	8.05	—	601.25
Sungai Sarawak	Polymesoda expansa	1.15	2.89	—	0.84	62.24	295.31	[13]
Sungai Sarawak	Meretrix meretrix	2.15	2.23	—	1.57	24.13	250.73
Sungai Sarawak	Solen regularis	2.35	4.85	—	2.21	27.08	177.82