Mercury, cadmium, lead, arsenic, copper and zinc concentrations in albacore, yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna from the Atlantic Ocean;Concentraciones de mercurio, cadmio, plomo, arsénico, cobre y zinc en atún blanco, rabil y patudo procedentes del Oca̧no Atlántico

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 32, Issue 2 B, 2006, Pages 439-445

  Besada, Victoria ^a   Gonzalez J J ^a   Schultze, F ^a  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Heavy metals; Thunnus alalunga; Thunnus albacares; Thunnus obesus

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEAVY METAL; RISK PERCEPTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS ALALUNGA; THUNNUS ALBACARES; THUNNUS OBESUS;

EID: 33747420688     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v32i22.1083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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