Cadmium in shellfish: The British Columbia, Canada experience-A mini-review

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-12

  Bendell, L I ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadmium; First Nations; Oysters; Risk assessment; Shellfish

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM;

CADMIUM POISONING; CANADA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; OYSTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELLFISH;

CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 77955570381     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.04.012     Document Type: Review

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