Polychlorinated biphenyl, heavy metal and methylmercury residues in hammerhead sharks: Contaminant status and assessment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1035-1039

  Storelli, M M ^a   Ceci, E ^a   Storelli, A ^a   Marcotrigiano, G O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; METHYLMERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

PCB;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DETOXIFICATION; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SHARK;

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; SPHYRNIDAE;

EID: 0043027011     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00119-X     Document Type: Article

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