Do phosphates improve the seafood quality? Reality and legislation

Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-247

  Gonçalves, Alex Augusto ^a   Ribeiro, José Luis Duarte ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Legislation; Phosphates; Quality; Seafood

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349141294     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18099009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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