Total and methylmercury residues in cartilaginous fish from Mediterranean Sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1354-1358

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eagle ray; Electric ray; Ghostshark; Mediterranean Sea; Mercury; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; MERCURY (METAL); MUSCLE;

RESIDUES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METHYLATION; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; SHARK; TORPEDO;

ANIMALS; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AQUILA; CHIMAERA MONSTROSA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CICONIIFORMES; DISCOPYGE OMMATA; MYLIOBATINAE; MYLIOBATIS AQUILA; PISCES; TORPEDO NOBILIANA;

EID: 2242474820     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00223-0     Document Type: Article

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