Levels of Polybrominated Biphenyl Ethers in Some Selected Fish and Shellfish from Kuwait

Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-86

  Helaleh, Murad I H ^a   Al Rashdan, Amal ^a   Ibtisam, A ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

estimated daily intake; fish; Kuwait fish market; polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); shellfish

Indexed keywords

DAILY INTAKE; ESTIMATED DAILY INTAKES; KUWAIT FISH MARKET; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL ETHERS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; WET WEIGHT;

COMMERCE; ETHERS; FISH; SHELLFISH;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; PBDE; SHELLFISH;

KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST];

BIVALVIA; CEPHALOPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCTOPUS;

EID: 84856090036     PISSN: 10408347     EISSN: 15476510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2012.629953     Document Type: Article

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