Residual levels of DDTs and PAHs in freshwater and marine fish from Hong Kong markets and their health risk assessment

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 460-468

  Cheung, K C ^a   Leung, H M ^a   Kong, K Y ^a   Wong, M H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

DDTs; Freshwater fish; Health risk assessment; Marine fish; PAHs; Pearl river delta; POPs

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEALTH HAZARDS; PESTICIDES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FRESHWATER FISH; HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; MARINE FISH; PEARL RIVER DELTA;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

CHLORPHENOTANE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEALTH HAZARDS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PESTICIDES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DDT; FISH; HEALTH RISK; PAH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CATFISH; HEALTH HAZARD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

CLARIAS FUSCUS; MONOPTERUS ALBUS; NEMIPTERUS VIRGATUS; TRACHINOTUS BLOCHII;

EID: 33751223527     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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