Accumulation of arsenic in different fresh water fish species - potential contribution to high arsenic intakes

Food Chemistry

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 520-524

  Shah, Abdul Qadir ^a   Kazi, Tasneem Gul ^a   Arain, Muhammad Balal ^a   Jamali, Muhammad Khan ^a   Afridi, Hassan Imran ^a   Jalbani, Nusrat ^a   Baig, Jamil Ahmed ^a   Kandhro, Ghulam Abbas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Atomic absorption spectrometry; Bioaccumulation factor; Daily dietary intake; Fish species; Muscles

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

SQUALUS ACANTHIAS;

EID: 48149109080     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.05.095     Document Type: Article

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