Mercury accumulation in fish species from the Persian Gulf and in human hair from fishermen

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 169, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 203-216

  Agah, Homira ^a,c   Leermakers, Martine ^a   Gao, Yue ^a   Fatemi, S M R ^b   Katal, M Mohseni ^d   Baeyens, Willy ^a   Elskens, Marc ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Oceanography of Iran   (Iran)

^d Environment Organization of Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fish; Hair; Mercury; Methylmercury; Persian Gulf

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; MERCURY (METAL); MUSCLE;

HAIR; HG CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY ACCUMULATION; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; METHYL MERCURY; PERSIAN GULF; REGIONAL DIFFERENCES; TOTAL MERCURIES;

FISH;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; HAIR; HUMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; FISHES; HAIR; HUMANS; INDIAN OCEAN; LIVER; MALE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952111545     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1162-8     Document Type: Article

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