Total mercury and methylmercury in tuna fish and sharks from the South Adriatic Sea

Italian Journal of Food Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 101-106

  Storelli, M M ^a   Stuffler, R Giacominelli ^b   Marcotrigiano, G O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ingestion; Mercury; Methylmercury; Shark; Tuna fish

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 0035587475     PISSN: 11201770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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