Determination of mercury in canned fish / Nurr Maria Ulfa Seruji

Mercury is a harmful heavy metal that bioaccumulates in human body and cause disturbance in human systems. The process biomagnifications that occur in the food chain brings mercury closer to human body since human are at the top levels of the aquatic food web fish-eating species besides seabirds, se...

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Main Author:	Seruji, Nurr Maria Ulfa
Format:	Student Project
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Applied Sciences 2008
Subjects:	Food processing and manufacture
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22933/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22933/1/PPb_NURR%20MARIA%20ULFA%20SERUJI%20AS%2008_5.pdf

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spelling	uitm-229332019-01-25T03:16:26Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22933/ Determination of mercury in canned fish / Nurr Maria Ulfa Seruji Seruji, Nurr Maria Ulfa Food processing and manufacture Mercury is a harmful heavy metal that bioaccumulates in human body and cause disturbance in human systems. The process biomagnifications that occur in the food chain brings mercury closer to human body since human are at the top levels of the aquatic food web fish-eating species besides seabirds, seals and otters. Exposure to mercury can be particularly hazardous especially for pregnant women and small children. The objective of this project is to determine whether the amount of mercury content in the canned fish is safe for the consumption by human. In this study, mercury was determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optic Emission Spectrometer. The samples were prepared using the wet digestion method and mercury standard was prepared in three concentrations of 0.5 mg/L to 1.5 mg/L. The mercury detected in the canned fish was compared to the FDA mercury limit of 0.17 mg/L. Mercury content from the analysis was from 0.006 to 0.364 mg/L. By referring to the highest amount of mercury determined, it can be said that the canned fishes from the A brand is not safe for consumption. Therefore, the A brand canned fish is not safe for the consumption of the pregnant women and children especially. Faculty of Applied Sciences 2008 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/22933/1/PPb_NURR%20MARIA%20ULFA%20SERUJI%20AS%2008_5.pdf Seruji, Nurr Maria Ulfa (2008) Determination of mercury in canned fish / Nurr Maria Ulfa Seruji. [Student Project] (Unpublished)
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description	Mercury is a harmful heavy metal that bioaccumulates in human body and cause disturbance in human systems. The process biomagnifications that occur in the food chain brings mercury closer to human body since human are at the top levels of the aquatic food web fish-eating species besides seabirds, seals and otters. Exposure to mercury can be particularly hazardous especially for pregnant women and small children. The objective of this project is to determine whether the amount of mercury content in the canned fish is safe for the consumption by human. In this study, mercury was determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optic Emission Spectrometer. The samples were prepared using the wet digestion method and mercury standard was prepared in three concentrations of 0.5 mg/L to 1.5 mg/L. The mercury detected in the canned fish was compared to the FDA mercury limit of 0.17 mg/L. Mercury content from the analysis was from 0.006 to 0.364 mg/L. By referring to the highest amount of mercury determined, it can be said that the canned fishes from the A brand is not safe for consumption. Therefore, the A brand canned fish is not safe for the consumption of the pregnant women and children especially.
format	Student Project
author	Seruji, Nurr Maria Ulfa
author_facet	Seruji, Nurr Maria Ulfa
author_sort	Seruji, Nurr Maria Ulfa
title	Determination of mercury in canned fish / Nurr Maria Ulfa Seruji
title_short	Determination of mercury in canned fish / Nurr Maria Ulfa Seruji
title_full	Determination of mercury in canned fish / Nurr Maria Ulfa Seruji
title_fullStr	Determination of mercury in canned fish / Nurr Maria Ulfa Seruji
title_full_unstemmed	Determination of mercury in canned fish / Nurr Maria Ulfa Seruji
title_sort	determination of mercury in canned fish / nurr maria ulfa seruji
publisher	Faculty of Applied Sciences
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Determination of mercury in canned fish / Nurr Maria Ulfa Seruji

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