Total mercury and methylmercury content in edible fish from the Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 300-303

  Storelli, M M ^a   Giacominelli Stuffler, R ^b   Storelli, A ^a   Marcotrigiano, G O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUCORAJA OCELLATA; MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU; MULLUS BARBATUS; PLATYRHINOIDIS TRISERIATA; RAJA ASTERIAS; RAJA CLAVATA;

EID: 12244291932     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.2.300     Document Type: Article

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