Accumulation of heavy metals in kidney and heart tissues of Epinephelus Micrdon fish from the Arabian Gulf

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 311-316

  Ashraf, Waqar ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf; Atomic absorption; Epinephelus microdon; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIODIVERSITY; COBALT COMPOUNDS; DATA ACQUISITION; LEAD COMPOUNDS; TISSUE;

KIDNEY TISSUES; METAL ACCUMULATIONS; WET DIGESTION-BASED ATOMIC ABSORPTION METHOD;

HEAVY METALS;

CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; FISH; HEAVY METAL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; HEART; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HISTORY; KIDNEY; METAL EXTRACTION; METAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; SAUDI ARABIA; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KIDNEY; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE EAST; MYOCARDIUM; PERCIFORMES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; PERSIAN GULF; WORLD;

EID: 14944365438     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-0298-4     Document Type: Article

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