Key parameters for the consumption suitability of offshore cultivated blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) in the German Bight

European Food Research and Technology

Volumn 230, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-267

  Brenner, Matthias ^a,b,c   Ramdohr, Sven ^d   Effkemann, Stefan ^d   Stede, Michael ^d  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Institute for Marine Resources IMARE   (Germany)

^c JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^d LAVES Institute for Fish and Fishery Products   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotoxins; Blue mussel; Microbial load; Offshore cultivation; Parasites; Site selection; Viruses

Indexed keywords

BLUE MUSSEL; BLUE MUSSELS; MICROBIAL LOAD; MICROBIAL LOADS; OFFSHORE CULTIVATION;

AGRICULTURE; ALGAE; AQUACULTURE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS; VIRUSES; WIND POWER;

SITE SELECTION;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 76149131661     PISSN: 14382377     EISSN: 14382385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00217-009-1159-0     Document Type: Article

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