Batas aman konsumsi ikan tongkol Pasar Dupa Pekanbaru ditinjau dari kandungan logam Pb dan Cu

Based on toxicology viewpoint, heavy metals can be divided into 2 types. The first type is essential metals, which in a certain amount needed by living organisms, but excessive amounts cause toxic effects, such as Zn, Cu, Fe, Co and Mn. second non-essential, the organism body still not known benefit of this even it become our body, Hg, Cd, Pb Cr.The purpose research to 1) analyzing concentration Cu tuna fish sold Dupa Market Pekanbaru, 2)analyzing content Tuna,whether has exceeded or threshold SNI 2009. study been conducted June July 2015 Pekanbaru City. method used survey method. result showed that have highest metal are derived from Sibolga waters. were 1 – 3.98 ug/g 0.22 - 0.93 ug/g,. Safety limit consumption 3.89 kg/week 2456.76 kg/week. results status for Tuna at safe consumable.