Study of Heavy Metal Levels among Farmers of Muda Agricultural Development Authority, Malaysia
Joint Authors
Kamarulzaman, Firdaus
Abd Hamid, Zariyantey
Ishak, Ismarulyusda
Abdullah, Rozaini
Othman, Hidayatulfathi
Othman, Mohd Sham
Mohammad, Nihayah
Abdul Razak, Nur Ezzazulianie
Ghazali, Ahmad Rohi
Lubis, Syarif Husin
Harun, Zaliha
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Heavy metals, particularly cadmium, lead, and arsenic, constitute a significant potential threat to human health.
This study was conducted to determine the levels of cadmium, lead, and arsenic in nail samples from farmers at Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA), Kedah, Malaysia, and evaluate factors that can contribute to their accumulations.
A total of 116 farmers participated in this study.
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to analyze concentration of heavy metals in the nail samples and questionnaires were given to participants to get demographic, health status, and their agricultural activities data.
In this paper, the level of heavy metals was within the normal range and varies according to demographic factors.
We found that there were significant correlations between working period with level of lead and arsenic (r=0.315 and r=0.242, resp., P<0.01) and age with lead level (r=0.175, P<0.05).
Our findings suggested that agricultural activities could contribute to the accumulation of heavy metals in farmers.
Hence, the control of environmental levels of and human exposure to these metals to prevent adverse health effects is still an important public health issue.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ghazali, Ahmad Rohi& Abdul Razak, Nur Ezzazulianie& Othman, Mohd Sham& Othman, Hidayatulfathi& Ishak, Ismarulyusda& Lubis, Syarif Husin…[et al.]. 2012. Study of Heavy Metal Levels among Farmers of Muda Agricultural Development Authority, Malaysia. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ghazali, Ahmad Rohi…[et al.]. Study of Heavy Metal Levels among Farmers of Muda Agricultural Development Authority, Malaysia. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ghazali, Ahmad Rohi& Abdul Razak, Nur Ezzazulianie& Othman, Mohd Sham& Othman, Hidayatulfathi& Ishak, Ismarulyusda& Lubis, Syarif Husin…[et al.]. Study of Heavy Metal Levels among Farmers of Muda Agricultural Development Authority, Malaysia. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496420