Heavy metal concentrations in green-lipped mussels collected from Tolo Harbour and markets in Hong Kong and Shenzhen

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 165-171

  Wong, C K C ^a   Cheung, R Y H ^b   Wong, M H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chromium; Lead; Non carcinogenic hazard index; Seasonal variation; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; MOLLUSC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CANCER RISK; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HONG KONG; MARKET; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TISSUE LEVEL; WINTER;

CHINA;

BIVALVIA; PERNA VIRIDIS;

EID: 0034018383     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00223-7     Document Type: Article

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