Monitoring total mercury and methylmercury in commonly consumed aquatic foods

Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 269-276

  Joo, Hyun Jin ^a   Noh, Mi Jung ^a   Yoo, Ji Heon ^a   Jang, Young Mi ^a   Park, Jong Seok ^a   Kang, Myoung Hee ^a   Kim, Meehye ^a  

^a Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aquatic food; Gas chromatography; Methylmercury; Provisional tolerable weekly intake; Total mercury; Total mercury analyzer

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; BRASSICA; CEPHALOPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS VULGARIS; OSTREIDAE; PORPHYRA; PORTUNIDAE; PSEUDOSCIAENA CROCEA; THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA;

EID: 79959432164     PISSN: 03676293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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