Trace metal concentrations in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in three catchments, Sri Lanka

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 389-394

  Allinson, G ^a   Salzman, S A ^b   Turoczy, N ^b   Nishikawa, M ^c   Amarasinghe, U S ^d   Nirbadha, K G S ^d   De Silva, S S ^b,e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^e Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia Pacific   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Artisanal fisheries; Metals; Reservoirs; Sri Lanka; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL FISHERIES; AUSTRALIA; GUIDELINE VALUES; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; NEW ZEALAND; NILE TILAPIAS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSES; RESERVOIRS; RISK TO HUMAN HEALTHS; RIVER BASINS; SRI LANKA; TILAPIA; TRACE METAL CONCENTRATIONS;

CALCIUM; CATCHMENTS; COPPER; FISHERIES; HEALTH RISKS; LIVER; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; MUSCLE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; ZINC;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANIMALS; LIVER; METALS; MUSCLES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; SRI LANKA; TILAPIA; TRACE ELEMENTS;

NASO HEXACANTHUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 58249118842     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-008-9580-9     Document Type: Article

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