Levels of total mercury in predatory fish sold in Canada in 2005

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 740-743

  Dabeka, R W ^a   McKenzie, A D ^a   Forsyth, D S ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH DIVISION   (Canada)

Author keywords

AAS; Fish; Heavy metals; Mercury

Indexed keywords

CITRUS FRUITS; HEAVY METALS; MERCURY (METAL); SALES;

ARCTIC CHAR; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; FRESH WATER; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; SEA BASS; TOTAL MERCURIES;

FISH;

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CANADA; FISH; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

CHONDRICHTHYES; EPINEPHELINAE; GEMPYLIDAE; HOPLOSTETHUS ATLANTICUS; MALACANTHIDAE; NOTOTHENIA MICROCEPHALA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SCOMBRIDAE; SERRANIDAE; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 79957984081     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.571714     Document Type: Article

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