Abstract:
A study was conducted to determine the concentration of selected heavy metals (Cr,
Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb) in tissue of living organism in Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
(UMT) creeks. Fish is use as biomonitor to access the pollution level in this area. The
concentration of selected metals were determined in 11 fish species; Hemibagrus
nemurus, Carangoides malabaricus, Megalops cyprinoides, Gerres erythrourus,
Channa striata, Anabas testudineus, Terapon jarbua, Oreochromis sp., Lates
calcarifer, Lutjanus argentimaculatus and Chanos chanos. The concentration was
measured by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) by using dry
sample of fish tissues (muscle, gills, liver, stomach) and the pollution were access by
calculating the Pollution Load Index (PLI).
