Heavy metals accumulation in five commercially important fishes of Parangipettai, Southeast coast of India

Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-65

  Lakshmanan, R ^a   Kesavan, K ^a   Vijayanand, P ^a   Rajaram, V ^b   Rajagopal, S ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ICAR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF BRACKISHWATER AQUACULTURE   (India)

Author keywords

Fishes; Heavy metals; Muscle and parangipettai

Indexed keywords

CD CONCENTRATIONS; COASTAL WATERS; FISH TISSUE; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL LEVELS; MUSCLE CONCENTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTHEAST COAST OF INDIA;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FISH; HEAVY WATER; LEAD; METALS; MUSCLE; ZINC;

POLLUTION;

ANCHOVIELLA; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE; UPENEUS VITTATUS;

EID: 78349267037     PISSN: 20424868     EISSN: 20424876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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