Differential accumulation of heavy metals in muscle and liver of a marine fish, (King Mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla Cuvier) from the Northern Gulf of Mexico, USA

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 124-127

  Ploetz, D M ^a   Fitts, B E ^a   Rice, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FISH; HISTOLOGY; LIVER; MEXICO; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; STUDENT T TEST; TISSUE LEVEL; ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; METABOLISM; PERCIFORMES; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LIVER; METALS, HEAVY; MUSCLES; PERCIFORMES; SEAWATER; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34249698050     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9028-7     Document Type: Article

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