Total and methylmercury in sardines Sardinella aurita and Sardina pilchardus from Tunisia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 188-192

  Joiris, Claude R ^a   Holsbeek, Ludo ^a   Moatemri, Nejib Laroussi ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Commsrt Gen au Devmt Agricole ^*  (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Mediterranean Sea; Methylmercury; Sardines; Total mercury; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FISH; GONAD; LIVER; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; TUNISIA;

TUNISIA;

ANIMALIA; CLUPEIDAE; SARDINA PILCHARDUS; SARDINELLA AURITA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032926855     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00171-4     Document Type: Article

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