Mercury accumulation and speciation in the muscle of red mullet (Mullus barbatus) and annular sea bream (Diplodus annularis) from Izmir Bay (Eastern Aegean)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1962-1968

  Tolga Gonul, L ^a   Kucuksezgin, Filiz ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND;

BIOACCUMULATION; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MUSCLE; PERCIFORM; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; SEA BREAM; SEA POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEA BREAM; SMEGMAMORPHA; TURKEY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; IZMIR [TURKEY]; IZMIR BAY; TURKEY;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; DIPLODUS ANNULARIS; MULLIDAE; MULLUS BARBATUS;

EID: 36549016106     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.09.022     Document Type: Article

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