Gas chromatography-mass spectrometric determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in five species of fish from three sites in the Arabian Gulf

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 193-200

  Al Saleh, Iman ^a   Al Doush, Inaam ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf; Fish; GC MS; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH); Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CHRYSENE; FLUORANTHENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

FISH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PAH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASHORE; SHRIMP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; NEOPLASMS; PENAEIDAE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAUDI ARABIA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

SAUDI ARABIA;

ANIMALIA; CHIMAERA MONSTROSA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EPINEPHELUS TAUVINA; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA;

EID: 0036658170     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096012022129373     Document Type: Article

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