Abstract:
Heavy metals have been reported in sea turtles at various stages of their life
cycle including sea turtle eggs. This contaminant can disrupt embryonic development
and growth of wildlife. Furthermore, in areas such as Terengganu where the human
consumption of sea turtle eggs are still common and the egg contamination may have
implications to the public health. In the present study, the purpose was to determine
the concentration of heavy metals in green turtle eggs (Chelonia mydas) as well as to
compared the concentration of heavy metals between green turtle eggs sold at Pasar
Payang and freshly laid eggs from Chagar Hutang, Redang Island. Each egg was
divided into three compartments (egg shell, albumen and egg yolk) and were analyzed
for heavy metals of Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb
