Biomagnifications of mercury and methylmercury in tuna and mackerel

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 171, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 205-217

  Hajeb, P ^a   Jinap, S ^a   Ahmad, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biomagnification; Mackerel; Mercury; Methylmercury; Tuna

Indexed keywords

BIOMAGNIFICATION; MACKEREL; MERCURY; METHYL MERCURY; TUNA;

ANTHROPOMETRY; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEAWATER;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BODY SIZE; FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MACKEREL; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; TUNA;

ANIMALS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERCIFORMES; SEAFOOD; SEAWATER; TUNA;

KUANTAN; MALAYSIA; PAHANG; WEST MALAYSIA;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS TONGGOL;

EID: 78149416619     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1272-3     Document Type: Article

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