Accumulation of trace metals in the muscle and liver tissues of five fish species from the Persian Gulf

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 157, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 499-514

  Agah, Homira ^a   Leermakers, Martine ^a   Elskens, Marc ^a   Fatemi, S Mohamad Rez ^b   Baeyens, Willy ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fish; Heavy metals; ICP MS; Muscle and liver; The Persian Gulf

Indexed keywords

ALL METAL; BIO-INDICATORS; BUSHEHR; COASTAL AREA; ELEMENT LEVEL; FISH MUSCLES; FISH SPECIES; HUMAN HEALTH; ICP MS; LIVER TISSUE; METALLIC CONTAMINANTS; PERSIAN GULF; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; POTENTIAL RISKS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION; THE PERSIAN GULF; TRACE METAL;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COASTAL ZONES; DENTISTRY; FISH; HEALTH RISKS; HISTOLOGY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LEAD; LIVER; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MEATS; METAL ANALYSIS; METALS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVE OVENS; NITRIC ACID; SILVER; STOVES; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

MUSCLE;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BERYLLIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; NITRIC OXIDE; THALLIUM; TRACE METAL; VANADIUM; ZINC;

BIOINDICATOR; HEAVY METAL; MUSCLE; TRACE METAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; IRAN; LIVER; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; SEA FOOD; TISSUE LEVEL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; INDIAN OCEAN; LIVER; METALS; MUSCLES; PERCIFORMES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EPINEPHELUS TAUVINA; KATHETOSTOMA GIGANTEUM; PAMPUS ARGENTEUS; PISCES;

EID: 70349239177     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0551-8     Document Type: Article

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