Heavy Metal Levels of Lead and Cadmium in Baronang Fish from South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the content of the heavy metals in the Baronang fish at Kayu Bangkoa pier and the Kera-Kera Pier in the Makassar city, South Sulawesi, Indonesia in 2020. M ethods: This was an observational descriptive approach research. The accidental sampling technique was used at two locations, Kayu Bangkoa pier, and Kera-Kera pier. Baronang fish samples were taken using fishing rods or nets and each bait was examined and analyzed in the laboratory. Result: The results of the examination of Baronang fish samples from each sample at three different points around the Bangkoa Wood Pier, indicated a lead (Pb) parameter for sample 1 was 0.14 μg/g, for sample 2 <0.001 μg/g, while sample 3 was <0.001. For the parameter of cadmium (Cd), sample 1 yield was 10.087 mg/g, sample 2 was 0.085 mg/g, and sample 3 was 0.086 mg/g. The results of the examination of the Baronang fish sample indicate that lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) parameters were below standard SNI 7387: 2009, namely lead (Pb) 0.3 and cadmium (Cd) 0.1. While the results of the examination of Baronang fish samples from each sample at three different points around the Kera-Kera Pier indicated lead (Pb) parameters for sample 1 which were <0.001 μg/g, sample 2 <0.001 μg/g and sample 3 <0.001. Conclusion: The Baronang fish samples at three points of Bangkoa Wood Pier presented a Pb parameter below the SNI 7387: 2009 standard, namely lead (Pb) 0.3, while the results of the cadmium (Cd) examination of the three samples all had passed the maximum limit of the SNI standard 7387: 2009, that was 0.1.