Organic and total mercury levels in bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus, harvested by Taiwanese fishing vessels in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans

Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-21

  Chen, M H ^a   Teng, P Y ^a   Chen, C Y ^b   Hsu, C C ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental contaminants; Fish meat; Heavy metals; Highest record; Oceanic difference; Seafood safety

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; FISH MEAT; HIGHEST RECORD; OCEANIC DIFFERENCE; SEAFOOD SAFETY;

FISHERIES; MEATS; MERCURY (METAL); OCEANOGRAPHY;

FISHING VESSELS;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS OBESUS;

MERCURY; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEA FOOD; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TAIWAN; TOXICITY; TUNA; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DIET; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INSPECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIAN OCEAN; MALE; MERCURY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEAFOOD; TAIWAN; TUNA; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79952854225     PISSN: 19393210     EISSN: 19393229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2010.535908     Document Type: Article

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