Heavy metal concentrations in the common benthic fishes caught from the coastal waters of eastern Taiwan

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 324-330

  Huang, Wen Bin ^a  

^a National Hualien Teachers College   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benthic fish; Eastern Taiwan; Heavy metals; Liver; Muscle

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BENTHIC FAUNA; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GEOGRAPHY; GILL; INTESTINE; LIVER; MUSCLE TISSUE; MYRIPRISTIS BERNDTI; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PTERYGOTRIGLA HEMISTICA; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEA FOOD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; MYRIPRISTIS; MYRIPRISTIS BERNDTI; PISCES; PTERYGOTRIGLA;

EID: 1342333636     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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