Trace organic contamination in biota collected from the Pearl River Estuary, China: A preliminary risk assessment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1682-1694

  Wei, S ^a   Lau, R K F ^a   Fung, C N ^a   Zheng, G J ^a   Lam, J C W ^a   Connell, D W ^b   Fang, Z ^c   Richardson, B J ^a   Lam, P K S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biota; Health risks; Pearl River Delta; Seafood consumers; Trace organic contamination

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; HEALTH RISKS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PEARL RIVER DELTA; SEAFOOD CONSUMERS; TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINATIONS;

WATER POLLUTION;

CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TRACE ELEMENT;

BIOASSAY; BIOTA; BIVALVE; CRUSTACEAN; DDT; HCH; HEALTH RISK; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PCB; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEA FOOD; SHRIMP; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CHINA; CRASSOSTREA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; OCEANS AND SEAS; PENAEIDAE; PERNA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

CRASSOSTREA RIVULARIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FENNEROPENAEUS ORIENTALIS; OSTREIDAE; PERNA VIRIDIS;

EID: 33751309615     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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