Mercury contamination in human hair and some marine species from Sfax coasts of Tunisia: Levels and risk assessment

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 180, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 477-487

  Mezghani Chaari, Sawssan ^a   Hamza, A ^b   Hamza Chaffai, A ^a  

^a University of Sfax   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Contamination; Diplodus annularis; Edible tissues; Hair; Mercury; Risk assessment; Sarpa salpa; Sepia officinalis; Sfax coasts

Indexed keywords

DIPLODUS ANNULARIS; EDIBLE TISSUE; HAIR; SARPA SALPA; SEPIA OFFICINALIS; SFAX COASTS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; FISH; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; MARINE POLLUTION; MEATS; MERCURY (METAL); RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

MERCURY;

DIET; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTTLEFISH; DIPLODUS ANNULARIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FISHERMAN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SARPA SALPA; SEA FOOD; SEASHORE; TUNISIA; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHES; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; TUNISIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

GULF OF GABES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SFAX [TUNISIA]; TUNISIA;

DIPLODUS ANNULARIS; SARPA SALPA; SEPIA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 79961171815     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1800-1     Document Type: Article

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