Distribution and relationships of mercury, lead, cadmium, copper and zinc in perch (Perca fluviatilis) from the Pomeranian Bay and Szczecin Lagoon, southern Baltic

Food Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-83

  Szefer, P ^a   Domagala Wieloszewska M ^b   Warzocha, J ^b   Garbacik Wesolowska A ^b   Ciesielski, T ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

ANOVA; Factor analysis; Liver; Muscle; Perch; Southern Baltic; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; ORGANIC MATTER; ZINC;

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LAGOON; LIVER LEVEL; MUSCLE LEVEL; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PERCH; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

PERCA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 0038052883     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(02)00380-1     Document Type: Article

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