Mercury, cadmium, lead and arsenic levels in three pelagic fish species from the Atlantic Ocean: Intra- and inter-specific variability and human health risks for consumption

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 923-932

  Vieira, C ^a,b   Morais, S ^a   Ramos, S ^a   Delerue Matos, C ^a   Oliveira, M B P P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Atomic absorption spectrometry; Bioaccumulation in fish muscles; Heavy metals and arsenic; Risks for human consumption

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOACCUMULATION; CANCER RISK; CHUB MACKEREL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HORSE MACKEREL; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MALE; MUSCLE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PELAGIC FISH; PORTUGAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SARDINE;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; FISHES; HUMANS; LEAD; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; MUSCLES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EQUIDAE; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; RASTRELLIGER;

EID: 79952453317     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.12.016     Document Type: Article

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