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PCDD and PCDF exposures among fishing community through intake of fish and shellfish from the Straits of Malacca

Azlan A 1 , Nasir NN 2 , Shamsudin N 3 , Rahman HA 4 , Khoo HE 5 , Razman MR 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. azrinaaz@upm.edu.my
  • 2 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. nurul.nadiah.86@gmail.com
  • 3 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, 43400, Selangor, Malaysia. shikin@upm.edu.my
  • 4 Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, 43400, Selangor, Malaysia. hejar@upm.edu.my
  • 5 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. hockeng_khoo@yahoo.com
  • 6 Research Centre for Sustainability Science and Governance (SGK), Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi, 43600, Selangor, Malaysia. mrizal@ukm.edu.my
BMC Public Health, 2015;15:683.
PMID: 26194098 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2044-3

Abstract

Exposure to PCDD/PCDF (dioxin and furan) through consumption of fish and shellfish is closely related to the occurrence of skin diseases, such as chloracne and hyperpigmentation. This study aimed to determine the exposure of PCDD/PCDF and its congeners in fish and shellfish obtained from different regions of the Straits of Malacca among the fishing community.

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