Assessment of Radiation and Heavy Metals Risk due to the Dietary Intake of Marine Fishes (Rastrelliger kanagurta) from the Straits of Malacca

The environment of the Straits of Malacca receives pollution as a result of various industrial and anthropogenic sources, making systematic studies crucial in determining the prevailing water quality. Present study concerns concentrations of natural radionuclides and heavy metals in marine fish (Rastrelliger kanagurta) collected from the Straits of Malacca, since aquatic stock form an important source of the daily diet of the surrouding populace. Assessment was made of the concentrations of key indicator radionuclides (226Ra, 232Th, 40K) and heavy metals (As, Mn, Fe, Cr, Ni, Zn, Cu, Co, Sr, Al, Hg and Pb) together with various radiation indices linked to the consumption of seafish. The annual effective dose for all detected radionuclides for all study locations has been found to be within UNSCEAR acceptable limits as has the associated life-time cancer risk. The overall contamination of the sampled fish from heavy metals was also found to be within limits of tolerance.

• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  PLoS ONE

• Publication date

  2015-06-15

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0128790PMID 26075909PMCID 4467845
• External record

  Open on Semantic Scholar

• Source metadata

  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

• No claims are published for this paper.

• No concepts are published for this paper.

• Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

  2016cited by this paper
• Trace metals in tissues of the six most common fish species in the Black Sea, Turkey

  2015cited by this paper
• Uptake and distribution of natural radioactivity in rice from soil in north and west part of peninsular malaysia for the estimation of ingestion dose to man

  2015cited by this paper
• Natural radioactivity and effective dose due to the bottom sea and estuaries marine animals in the coastal waters around Peninsular Malaysia.

  2015cited by this paper
• Soil-to-root vegetable transfer factors for (226)Ra, (232)Th, (40)K, and (88)Y in Malaysia.

  2014cited by this paper
• Radionuclide emissions from a coal-fired power plant.

  2013cited by this paper
• Age-dependent dose and health risk due to intake of uranium in drinking water from Jaduguda, India.

  2013cited by this paper
• The presence of natural radioactivity and 137Cs in the South China Sea bordering peninsular Malaysia.

  2013cited by this paper
• Committed effective dose from naturally occuring radionuclides in shellfish

  2013cited by this paper
• Heavy metals (mercury, arsenic, cadmium, plumbum) in selected marine fish and shellfish along the Straits of Malacca

  2012cited by this paper
• Radioactivity and heavy metal concentrations of some commercial fish species consumed in the Black Sea Region of Turkey.

  2012cited by this paper
• Dietary intake of minerals and trace elements in rice on the Jamaican market

  2012cited by this paper
• A preliminary approach to mineral intake in the Spanish diet established from analysis of the composition of university canteen menus

  2012cited by this paper
• Preliminary studies on 226Ra, 228Ra, 228Th and 40K concentrations in foodstuffs consumed by inhabitants of Accra metropolitan area, Ghana

  2012cited by this paper
• Radiometric analysis of construction materials using HPGe gamma-ray spectrometry.

  2012cited by this paper
• Application of in-house method for determinationof radium isotopes in environmental samples usingthe Liquid Scintillation counting technique

  2011influential reference
• Investigation of Gamma-Emitting Natural Radioactive Contents in Three Types of Vernonia Consumed in Cameroon

  2011cited by this paper
• Radiotoxicity via intake of marine organisms: exposure and risk assessment in South Indians

  2011cited by this paper
• Natural radionuclide of Po210 in the edible seafood affected by coal-fired power plant industry in Kapar coastal area of Malaysia

  2011cited by this paper
• Assessment of health safety from ingestion of natural radionuclides in seafoods from a tropical coast, India.

  2011cited by this paper
• Radionuclides in deep-sea fish and other organisms from the North Atlantic Ocean

  2011influential reference
• Mercury exposure and children's health.

  2010cited by this paper
• A quantitative assessment of the carcinogenicity of hexavalent chromium by the oral route and its relevance to human exposure.

  2010cited by this paper
• Toxic and essential trace elemental contents in fish species from the Black Sea, Turkey.

  2009cited by this paper
• Uranium and thorium in soils, mineral sands, water and food samples in a tin mining area in Nigeria with elevated activity.

  2009cited by this paper
• Health risk from heavy metals via consumption of food crops in the vicinity of Dabaoshan mine, South China.

  2009cited by this paper
• Radiation consequences of hypothetical accidents associated with transportation of spent nuclear fuel of nuclear submarines aboard floating technical base

  2009cited by this paper
• Daily intakes of naturally occurring radioisotopes in typical Korean foods.

  2008cited by this paper
• Variations of 210Po and 210Pb in various marine organisms from Western English Channel: contribution of 210Po to the radiation dose.

  2007cited by this paper
• Heavy metals in three commercially valuable fish species from İskenderun Bay, Northern East Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

  2005cited by this paper
• The Straits of Malacca, Gateway or Gauntlet?

  2005cited by this paper
• The Straits of Malacca: Gateway or Gauntlet? (review)

  2005cited by this paper
• Heavy metals in fish (Solea vulgaris, Anguilla anguilla and Liza aurata) from salt marshes on the southern Atlantic coast of Spain.

  2004influential reference
• Effects of ionising radiation exposure on plants, fish and mammals: relevant data for environmental radiation protection

  2004cited by this paper
• Cobalt and antimony: genotoxicity and carcinogenicity (vol 533, pg 135, 2003)

  2004cited by this paper
• Percutaneous laser photocoagulation of osteoid osteoma: Assessment of treatment in nine cases

  2004cited by this paper
• Determination of uranium isotopes (234U, 238U) and natural uranium (U-nat) in water samples by alpha spectrometry

  2004cited by this paper
• International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources Safety series No. 115

  2003cited by this paper
• Survey of arsenic and other heavy metals in food composites and drinking water and estimation of dietary intake by the villagers from an arsenic-affected area of West Bengal, India.

  2003cited by this paper
• Cobalt and antimony: genotoxicity and carcinogenicity.

  2003cited by this paper
• BIOSORPTION OF HEAVY METALS

  2003cited by this paper
• The Straits of Malacca: Gateway or Gauntlet?

  2003cited by this paper
• Human vitamin and mineral requirements

  2002cited by this paper
• Carcinogenicity, mutagenicity and teratogenicity of manganese compounds.

  2002cited by this paper
• Heavy metals in organisms and sediments from Turkish Coast of the Black Sea, 1997-1998.

  2002cited by this paper
• SOURCES AND EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION : United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation UNSCEAR 2000 Report to the General Assembly, with Scientific Annexes

  2002cited by this paper
• Radiation Dose Estimation from the Analysis of Radionuclides in Marine Fish of the Bay of Bengal

  2000cited by this paper
• Are metals dietary carcinogens?

  1999cited by this paper
• Carbohydrates in human nutrition : report of a joint FAO/WHO expert consultation, Rome, 14-18 April 1997

  1998cited by this paper
• Radioactive Elements in Coal and Fly Ash: Abundance, Forms, and Environmental Significance

  1997cited by this paper
• International basic safety standards for protection against ionizing radiation and for the safety of radiation sources: International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Safety Series No. 115, 1996, 353 pp. ISBN: 92-0-104295-7

  1997cited by this paper
• Radioactivity in marine fish of the Bay of Bengal.

  1995cited by this paper
• Sources of Radioactivity in the Marine Environment and Their Relative Contributions to Overall Dose Assessment from Marine Radioactivity (MARDOS), Final Report of the CRP

  1994cited by this paper
• Age-dependent doses to members of the public from intake of radionuclides: Part 2. Ingestion dose coefficients. A report of a Task Group of Committee 2 of the International Commission on Radiological Protection.

  1993cited by this paper
• Genotoxic and carcinogenic metals : environmental and occupational occurrenceand exposure

  1987cited by this paper
• Radionuclide data bases available for bioaccumulation factors for freshwater biota

  1982cited by this paper
• Influence of trophic level and calcification on the uptake of plutonium observed, in situ, in marien organisms.

  1977cited by this paper
• THE RADIOCHEMISTRY OF THORIUM

  1959cited by this paper
• Chemical aspects

  year unknowncited by this paper

• Activity Concentration of 226Ra and 232Th in Sediments and Seawater of Cirebon (Northern West Java)

  2025cites this paper
• Assessment of heavy metals and radionuclides concentration in Indian Mackerel fish, Rastrelliger kanagurta at Bukit Gambir wet market, Muar, Johor

  2025cites this paper
• Assessment of radioactive contamination in anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) along the coast of Turkey, Georgia, and abkhazia in the black sea: A status assessment for human health risks.

  2025cites this paper
• Machine learning models for water safety enhancement

  2025cites this paper
• Comparative Study on Aquaponic and Hydroponic Systems for Sustainable Hemp Production in a Controlled Environment

  2025cites this paper
• Human health risk assessment of metal(loids) in sediment, water and seafood from Orashi River in Omoku, Rivers State, Nigeria

  2025influential citation
• Determination of 40K, 238U and 232Th Activity Levels in Fishes from River Kubanni in Nigeria

  2024cites this paper
• Estimation of radiological health risks due to 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in foods consumed in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

  2024cites this paper
• Metals leached from aluminium foil into Clarias gariepinus muscles roasted at high temperatures: Potential contamination and controlling factors

  2024cites this paper
• Radiological characterisation of freshwater fish species from strategic locations in Bangladesh

  2024cites this paper
• Radionuclides transfer from soil-to-tea leaves and concomitant doses to the Malaysian populace.

  2024cites this paper
• Quantifying heavy metal and radionuclide contamination in fish and water proximal to a uranium tailings facility: A Linshui River basin investigation, China.

  2024cites this paper
• STUDY ON GROSS ALPHA AND BETA RADIOACTIVITY OF SAMPLES OF BOTTLED MINERAL WATERS IN ROMANIA

  2024cites this paper
• Preliminary studies on radiation risk due to the dietary intake of potato samples (Solanum tuberosum) from KwaZulu-Natal

  2024cites this paper
• Characterisation of a Bacillus sp. Isolated from Soils Near Lake Maninjau Capable of Degrading Glyphosate

  2023cites this paper
• Norm in cultivated honey in Malaysia and concomitant effective dose to consumers.

  2023cites this paper
• The presence of toxic heavy metals in tuna fishes from Laccadive sea and concomitant health risk.

  2023cites this paper
• Heavy metal concentration in marine edible fishes and associated health risks: An assessment from Tamil Nadu coast, Bay of Bengal

  2023cites this paper
• Annotated Bibliography of Selected Papers Dealing with the Health Benefits and Risks of Fish and Seafood Consumption

  2023cites this paper
• Assessment of potential radiological risk of borehole water and snails from a crude oil contaminated area, Ikot Ada Udo, South-South Nigeria

  2023cites this paper
• Characterization of a Pseudomonas sp. Isolated from Langkawi Capable of Degrading Glyphosate

  2023cites this paper
• Ingestion doses and elemental composition of herbal plants and fish

  2022cites this paper
• Assessment of Radiation Levels and Potential Radiological Hazards in the Soils of Riruwai Mining Area, North-Western Nigeria

  2022cites this paper
• Assessment of hazardous radionuclide emission due to fly ash from fossil fuel combustion in industrial activities in India and its impact on public.

  2022cites this paper
• A study on natural and anthropogenic radionuclides in farmed fish and shellfish in Singapore

  2022cites this paper
• Health risk assessment of heavy metals and radionuclides in Cynoglossus senegalensis (Sole fish) from Qua Iboe River, South-South Nigeria

  2022cites this paper
• Assessment of gross alpha/beta activity in tap water of Dhaka city using ZnS (Ag) scintillation detector and concomitant health hazard

  2022cites this paper
• Natural Radionuclides in Bottled Mineral Waters Consumed in Turkey and Their Contribution to Radiation Dose

  2022cites this paper
• Potential health risk estimation of naturally occurring radionuclides intake due to the consumption of seafood around Coastal zone

  2022cites this paper
• Dietary exposure of radionuclides and heavy metals in adult residents in a high background natural radiation area using duplicate diet method

  2022cites this paper
• Radiological risk assessment of farm-raised fish species due to natural radionuclides in the freshwater ecosystem of Bangladesh with the statistical approach

  2022cites this paper
• Metal-associated human health risk assessment due to consumption of pelagic and benthic ichthyofaunal resources from the highly contaminated Cuddalore coast in Southern India.

  2022cites this paper
• The presence of toxic metals in tillage soils of Chittagong hill tracts in Bangladesh and the resultant health risk

  2021cites this paper
• Elevated Concentrations of Metal(loids) in Seaweed and the Concomitant Exposure to Humans

  2021cites this paper
• Committed Effective Dose From Natural Radionuclides in Farm-Raised and Wild Catfish in Ibadan, Nigeria.

  2021cites this paper
• Radionuclides Transfer from Soil to Tea Leaves and Estimation of Committed Effective Dose to the Bangladesh Populace

  2021cites this paper
• “Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Soil of Chattogram Hill Tracts, Bangladesh and Concomitant Health Risk”

  2021cites this paper
• The elemental distribution study of heavy metals (Fe, Cu, Cd, As, Cr, Ni and Hg) in various fish species at local market in Muar, Johor using SEM-EDX

  2021cites this paper
• Assessment of the Levels of Pollution and of Their Risks by Radioactivity and Trace Metals on Marine Edible Fish and Crustaceans at the Bay of Bengal (Chattogram, Bangladesh)

  2021cites this paper
• Accumulation of Trace Metal in Sediment and Soft Tissue of Strombus canarium in a Tropical Remote Island of Thailand

  2021cites this paper
• Determination of radioactivity levels in feldspathic dental ceramics.

  2021cites this paper
• Monitoring and Assessment of Environmental Quality in Coastal Ecosystems

  2021cites this paper
• Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals and Potential Health Risk through Consumption of Seafoods from Selected Creeks in Rivers State, Nigeria

  2020cites this paper
• Dietary mercury intake and colorectal cancer risk: A case-control study.

  2020cites this paper
• Current status of food safety hazards and health risks connected with aquatic food products from Southeast Asian region

  2020cites this paper
• The presence of toxic metals in popular farmed fish species and estimation of health risks through their consumption

  2020cites this paper
• ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION OF NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES AND ASSESSMENT OF THE ASSOCIATED RADIOLOGICAL HAZARDS IN THE MARINE CROAKER (PSEUDOTOLITUS TYPUS) FISH FROM TWO COASTAL AREAS OF NIGERIA

  2020influential citation
• Radiological dose assessments of fish samples due to the presence of NORMs at oil-rich areas of South Africa

  2020cites this paper
• Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in Rastrelliger kanagurta along the coastal waters of Visakhapatnam, India.

  2020cites this paper
• Study of heavy metals in bottom sediments of Mahabad River and Dam, and investigating the risk of consumption of edible fish in the area

  2020cites this paper
• Quantification of U, Th and specific radionuclides in coal from selected coal fired power plants in South Africa

  2020cites this paper
• Mineral profile of weight loss related foods marketed in Spain.

  2020cites this paper
• Investigation of accumulation of radionuclides in different tissues of Whiting fish (Merlangius merlangus euxinus Nordmann, 1840) caught on the coasts of Rize in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey

  2020cites this paper
• Metal uptake in chicken giblets and human health implications

  2020cites this paper
• Determination of natural radionuclides and some metal concentrations in human tooth samples in the Rize province, Turkey

  2019cites this paper
• Study of Primordial 226Ra, 228Ra, and 40K Concentrations in Dietary Palm Dates and Concomitant Radiological Risk

  2019cites this paper
• Elemental composition of aquaculture fish from West Bengal, India: nutrition versus food safety

  2019cites this paper
• Sediment distribution coefficients (Kd) and bioaccumulation factors (BAF) in biota for natural radionuclides in eastern Black Sea coast of Turkey

  2019cites this paper
• RADIATION DOSE TO MALDIVIANS VIA THE CONSUMPTION OF TUNA FISH CAUGHT FROM THE COASTAL WATERS OF INDIAN OCEAN.

  2019cites this paper
• Assessment of Ingestion Dose and Lifetime Cancer Risk through Marine Food Samples of South West Coast of Kerala

  2018cites this paper
• Estimation of Carcinogenic Risk Through Ingestion of Locally Available Food Materials of South West Coast of India

  2018cites this paper
• Determination of radiological hazard parameters in sea snails (Rapana venosa) in the East Black Sea Coast of Turkey.

  2018cites this paper
• Assessment of natural radioactivity in rice and their associated population dose estimation

  2018cites this paper
• Heavy metals in human teeth dentine: A bio-indicator of metals exposure and environmental pollution.

  2017cites this paper
• Trace elements in oceanic pelagic communities in the western Indian Ocean.

  2017cites this paper
• A preliminary study of trace elements in oceanic pelagic communities in the western-central Indian Ocean

  2016cites this paper
• Distribution of (137)Cs in the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in Eastern Black Sea Coast of Turkey.

  2016cites this paper
• Risk profile of methylmercury in seafood

  2015cites this paper
• Health risk assessment of heavy metals in Indian Mackerel ( Rastrelliger kanagurta ) sold in selected wet markets in Hulu Langat District, Malaysia

  year unknowncites this paper