Contaminants in fish: Risk-benefit considerations

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-374

  Costa, Lucio G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Developmental neurotoxicity; Dioksini; Dioxins; Fish; Koronarna sr ana bolest; Methylmercury; Metil iva; Poliklorbifenili; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Razvojna neurotoksi nost; Risk benefit analysis

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; METHYLMERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INTOXICATION; IRAQ; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JAPAN; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; TUNA;

ANIMALS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEAFOOD;

ANIMALIA; SCOMBRIDAE; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 35248884029     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10004-007-0025-3     Document Type: Article

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