Analysis Of Lead PB And Mercury HG Heavy Metal Content In Octopus Octopus Spp. At Some Traditional Markets In Medan City North Sumatra

Octopus is an economically important fishery commodity. All types of octopus including octopus become fishery products that can be consumed. The export value of world octopus in 2014 can reach 350710 tons with a value of 133 trillion. The objective of the present study was to examine the heavy metal content of Lead and Mercury In Octopus obtained from several traditional markets in the City of Medan. The sampling time is carried out three times namely in June July and August 2018. The results showed octopus in the results of laboratory tests of Lead Pb heavy metals with the AAS tool furnace graph method on Lead Pb and the Hydrid method on Mercury Hg. It is known that the highest Pb content is in the sample of 6 which is 0.017 mg kg and the lowest is in the sample 2 which is 0.007 mgkg. Pb and Hg in each sample of octopus is low according to the World Health Organization WHO EU and BPOM.