Occurrence of Lead, Cadmium and Mercury in Seaweeds from Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines
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Eating seaweeds have many nutritional benefits to the body. Seaweeds also have many industrial uses such as bioremediation of polluted water. Batangas, Philippines is an industrial province located near the coast where seaweeds are abundant. This study is on the occurrence of heavy metals in seaweeds taken from Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines, and shows that all of the seaweeds tested are within the international food standard limitation except for one Caulerpa lentillifera sample. Moreover, estimated daily intake and health hazard calculation do not indicate potential health risks.
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