Total mercury in muscle of the shark Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) and swordfish Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758, from the South-Southeast coast of Brazil and the implications for public health;Mercúrio total em músculo de cação Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) e de espadarte Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758, na costa sul-sudeste do Brasil e suas implicações para a saúde pública

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2063-2070

  Dias, Adriana C L ^a   Guimarães, Jean R D ^a   Malm, Olaf ^a   Costa, Paulo A S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental pollution; Fishes; Mercury

Indexed keywords

EID: 53049097284     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2008000900012     Document Type: Article

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