Mercury in UK imported fish and shellfish and UK-farmed fish and their products

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 813-818

  Knowles, Toby G ^a   Farrington, D ^b   Kestin, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Direct Laboratories Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fish; Mercury; Salmon; Shellfish; Trout

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD FREEZING; FOOD INTAKE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PISCICULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMON; SAMPLING; SHARK; SHELLFISH; TROUT; TUNA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; FISH PRODUCTS; FISHERIES; FISHES; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREAT BRITAIN; MERCURY; SHELLFISH;

CHONDRICHTHYES; SALMONIDAE; SCOMBERESOX SAURUS SAURUS; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 0142093657     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0265203031000152398     Document Type: Article

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