Persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals in typical seafoods consumed in Singapore

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 151-166

  Bayen, Stéphane ^a   Koroleva, Elena ^b   Lee, Hian Kee ^a   Obbard, Jeffrey Philip ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; HEPTACHLOR; LEAD; MERCURY; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; EEL; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMON; SEA FOOD; SHRIMP; SINGAPORE;

ANIMALS; CRUSTACEA; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; MOLLUSCA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; SINGAPORE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANGUILLIFORMES; CHONDRICHTHYES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MUSCULISTA SENHOUSIA;

EID: 11244312064     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390590890437     Document Type: Article

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