Mercury contaminated systems under recovery can represent an increased risk to seafood human consumers - A paradox depicted in bivalves' body burdens

Food Chemistry

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 665-670

  Ahmad, Iqbal ^a   Coelho, João P ^a   Mohmood, Iram ^a   Anjum, Naser A ^a   Pacheco, Mário ^a   Santos, Maria A ^a   Duarte, Armando C ^a   Pereira, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ecosystem recovery; Health risk; Legacy; Mercury; Scrobicularia plana

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; AQUATIC SYSTEM; BODY BURDEN; CHLOR-ALKALI PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; LEGACY; LONG LASTING; LONG-TERM EVOLUTION; PORTUGAL; RESTORATION PROCESS; RIA DE AVEIRO; SCROBICULARIA PLANA; SIZE CLASS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

ANIMALS; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; HEALTH RISKS; LEGACY SYSTEMS; MERCURY (METAL); RECOVERY;

MARINE POLLUTION;

MERCURY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIVALVE; BODY BURDEN; CLAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ESTUARY; EVOLUTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCROBICULARIA PLANA; SEA FOOD; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; SCROBICULARIA PLANA;

EID: 84858334329     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.01.047     Document Type: Article

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