Mercury bioaccumulation in some commercially valuable marine organisms from Mosa Bay, Persian Gulf

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 757-762

  Mortazavi, M S ^a   Sharifian, S ^a  

^a Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecological Research Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

Food safety; Marine organisms; Mercury; Mosa bay; Persian gulf

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; FOOD SAFETY; GUIDELINE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; PERSIAN GULF;

ACANTHOPAGRUS LATUS; FENNEROPENAEUS INDICUS; LIZA ABU; SPARIDENTEX HASTA; THUNNUS TONGGOL;

EID: 79960337290     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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