Fish consumption and risk of contamination by mercury - Considerations on the definition of edible parts based on the case study of European sea bass

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2850-2853

  Mieiro, C L ^a   Pacheco, M ^a   Duarte, A C ^a   Pereira, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Edible tissue; Fish consumption; Human health; Mercury

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED AREAS; CONTAMINATED SITES; DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; EDIBLE TISSUE; EUROPEAN REGULATION; EUROPEAN SEA BASS; FISH CONSUMPTION; HUMAN HEALTH; INGESTION RATE; PREGNANT WOMAN; REFERENCE DOSE; RISK OF CONTAMINATION; SAMPLING SITE; SEA BASS;

FISH; HEALTH RISKS; MERCURY (METAL); MUSCLE;

CONTAMINATION;

MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FISH; HEALTH RISK; INGESTION RATE; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SAMPLING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATED ANIMAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN SEA BASS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; KIDNEY EXAMINATION; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BASS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MERCURY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; SEAWATER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 81855204919     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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