Relationship between total mercury concentration and fish size in two pelagic fish species: Implications for consumer health

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1402-1405

  Storelli, Maria M ^a   Giacominelli Stuffler, Roberto ^b   Marcotrigiano, Giuseppe O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS; TRACHURUS MEDITERRANEUS; TRACHURUS TRACHURUS;

EID: 33745068461     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.6.1402     Document Type: Article

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