Total mercury levels in tunas from offshore waters of the Florida Atlantic coast

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 659-663

  Adams, Douglas H ^a  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; FISH; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAUNA; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECREATION; TISSUE LEVEL; TUNA; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MERCURY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TUNA; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; SCOMBRIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 5144229058     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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