Mercury distribution in the muscular tissue of farmed southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) is inversely related to the lipid content of tissues

Food Chemistry

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 616-621

  Balshaw, S ^a,c   Edwards, J W ^a,c   Ross, K E ^a,c   Daughtry, B J ^b,c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Aquafin Cooperative Research Centre Henley Beach   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross carcass variation; Public health; Sampling strategy; Seafood

Indexed keywords

LIPID; MERCURY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; TUNA;

THUNNUS MACCOYII;

EID: 46049096726     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.04.041     Document Type: Article

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