Exposure to metals through the consumption of fish and seafood by the population living near the Ebro river in Catalonia, Spain: Health risks

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 780-795

  Nadal, Martí ^a   Ferré Huguet, Núria ^a   Martí Cid, Roser ^a   Schuhmacher, Marta ^a   Domingo, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Ebro River (Spain); Fish and seafood; Health risks; Metals

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; ENGRAULIDAE; REXEA SOLANDRI; SEPIIDAE;

EID: 48349116090     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030802235235     Document Type: Article

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