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Journal of Clinical and Experimental Toxicology | Volume: 03 | ISSN: 2630-4570
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Concentration of Copper (Cu) in Tinfoil Barb Fish
(Barbonymus schwanenfeldii)
of
Kuantan River and Pinang River, Pahang, Malaysia
Nadzifah Yaakub
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia
T
he study was conducted to determine of copper (Cu)
in muscle tissue of Tinfoil Barn Fish (Barbonymus
schwanenfeldii) and surface water at Kuantan River and
Pinang River, Pahang. The study also determine the water
quality parameters and water quality index (WQI). The fish
was caught by using gill net and they were digest using acid
digestion method and analysed by Inductive Coupled Plasma
Micro Spectrometer (ICP-MS). The mean concentration of Cu
in fish muscle was 0.5070 ± 0.01748 mg/kg for Kuantan River
and 0.4732 ± 0.01807mg/kg for Pinang River which below the
permissible limit set by Malaysia Food Act (MFA) and Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Cu concentration were
0.0052 ± 0.0004390 mg/kg in Kuantan River and 0.0017 ±
0.00006669 mg/kg in Pinang River. The level of Cu in both
rivers were not harmful to the fish as the concentrations
are below the permissible limit set by US Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA) and National Water Quality
Standard (NWQS). There was no significant difference (p <
0.05) in the concentration of muscle tissue for Cu between
rivers. In contrast, there showed a significant difference (p
< 0.05) in the concentration of Cu in water between rivers.
Kuantan River and Pinang River have been classified in Class II
according to the Department of Environment (DOE) that the
water must require conventional treatment for water supply
purpose.
e:
nadzifah@unisza.edu.myJ Clin Exp Tox, Volume: 03
DOI: 10.35841/2630-4570-C2-009
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