Environ Sci Pollut Res (2015) 22:3672–3686 DOI 10.1007/s11356-014-3538-8
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Mercury levels of marine fish commonly consumed in Peninsular Malaysia Nurul Izzah Ahmad & Mohd Fairulnizal Mohd Noh & Wan Rozita Wan Mahiyuddin & Hamdan Jaafar & Ismail Ishak & Wan Nurul Farah Wan Azmi & Yuvaneswary Veloo & Mohd Hairulhisam Hairi
Received: 18 June 2014 / Accepted: 28 August 2014 / Published online: 26 September 2014 # The Author(s) 2014. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com
Abstract This study was conducted to determine the concentration of total mercury in the edible portion of 46 species of marine fish (n=297) collected from selected major fish landing ports and wholesale markets throughout Peninsular Malaysia. Samples were collected in June to December 2009. Prior to analysis, the fish samples were processed which consisted of drying at 65 °C until a constant weight was attained; then, it was grounded and digested by a microwave digestion system. The analytical determination was carried out by using a mercury analysis system. Total mercury concentration among fish species was examined. The results showed that mercury concentrations were found significantly higher (p
