Heavy metals in commercial fish in New Jersey

Environmental Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 403-412

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Fish consumption; Lead; Mercury; Risk; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; SELENIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEAVY METAL; ICHTHYOFAUNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; NEW JERSEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PLEURONECTOIDEI; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 27944472202     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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