Health risks associated with consumption of microcystin-contaminated fish and shellfish in three Chinese lakes: Significance for freshwater aquacultures

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1804-1811

  Peng, Liang ^a,b,e   Liu, Yongmei ^c   Chen, Wei ^a   Liu, Liming ^a,b   Kent, Martha ^d   Song, Lirong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Aquatic products; Eutrophication; Freshwater; Health risks; Microcystins

Indexed keywords

MICROCYSTIN;

ACCUMULATION RATE; AQUACULTURE; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RISK FACTOR; SHELLFISH; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOXIN;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FRESHWATER SPECIES; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAKE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELLFISH;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHINA; CHLOROPHYLL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MICROCYSTINS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELLFISH;

CHINA;

EID: 77956997392     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.07.043     Document Type: Article

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