Toxic metals (Hg, Cd, and Pb) in fishery products imported into italy: Suitability for human consumption

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 189-194

  Storelli, Maria M ^a   Normanno, Giovanni ^a   Barone, Grazia ^a   Dambrosio, Angela ^a   Errico, Luigi ^b   Garofalo, Rita ^a   Giacominelli Stuffler, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Lepore Mare Srl   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; ITALY; PRODUCT SAFETY; SEA FOOD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LEAD; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; SEAFOOD; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CEPHALOPODA; CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA; OCTOPUS VULGARIS; PISCES; RAJA CLAVATA; SEPIA OFFICINALIS; THUNNUS TONGGOL; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 84855458333     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-212     Document Type: Article

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