Assessment of Heavy Metals in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Collected from Malacca River, Malaysia

N. A. Kamarudin, S. Z. Zulkifli, A. Ismail, F. Mohamat-Yusuff

2018

Abstract

Present study aimed to determine selected heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb) concentration in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) collected from Malacca River, Malaysia. Samples of O. niloticus were collected from several locations along the Malacca River, transported back to the laboratory, treated with standard digestion procedures and analyzed with an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). Recovery heavy metal concentration of the reference material was satisfactorily between 98 to 102 percent. Results demonstrate that Cu in O. niloticus from Malacca River was significantly higher than other studied metal. Concentration of heavy metals may vary depending on locally anthropogenic activities. Concentration of heavy metals may not be reduced after short time acclimatization. Liver was found to contain significant amount of heavy metals. Detail studies of various aspects involving O. nilotiucs should be conducted as it shows a potential candidate of biomonitoring agent to determine the water pollution in order to manage the aquatic ecosystem.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Kamarudin N., Zulkifli S., Ismail A. and Mohamat-Yusuff F. (2018). Assessment of Heavy Metals in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Collected from Malacca River, Malaysia. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD, ISBN 978-989-758-543-2, pages 521-527. DOI: 10.5220/0009905500002480

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icnrsd18,
author={N. A. Kamarudin and S. Z. Zulkifli and A. Ismail and F. Mohamat-Yusuff},
title={Assessment of Heavy Metals in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Collected from Malacca River, Malaysia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD,},
year={2018},
pages={521-527},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009905500002480},
isbn={978-989-758-543-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD,
TI - Assessment of Heavy Metals in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Collected from Malacca River, Malaysia
SN - 978-989-758-543-2
AU - Kamarudin N.
AU - Zulkifli S.
AU - Ismail A.
AU - Mohamat-Yusuff F.
PY - 2018
SP - 521
EP - 527
DO - 10.5220/0009905500002480