Exposure assessment for mercury from consumption of marine fish in Iran

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1213-1218

  Moallem, S A ^a   Karimi, G ^a   Khayyat, M Hasanzadeh ^b   Bozorgi, M ^a   Nili Ahmadabadi, A ^a   Nazari, F ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b School of Pharmacy   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fish; Health risk; Iran; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; CASPIAN SEA; COMMON CARP; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HG CONCENTRATIONS; MARINE FISH; MASHHAD , IRAN; PERSIAN GULF; WHOLESALE MARKETS;

FISH; FOOD ADDITIVES; HEALTH; MERCURY (METAL);

HEALTH RISKS;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MUSCLE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOLERANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARABIAN SEA; CASPIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; MASHHAD; PERSIAN GULF; RAZAVI KHORASAN;

CARCHARHINUS DUSSUMIERI; CHONDRICHTHYES; CLUPEONELLA ENGRAULIFORMIS; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; ENGRAULIDAE;

EID: 77953090577     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240903233595     Document Type: Article

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