Mercury concentrations in captive Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) farmed in the Adriatic Sea

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 175-177

  Srebocan, Emil ^a   Pompe Gotal, J ^a   Prevendar Crnic, A ^a   Ofner, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Contamination; Legislation; Mercury; Tuna

Indexed keywords

CLUPEIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 34147170490     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2029-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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