Toxic metals in commercial marine fish in Oman with reference to national and international standards

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-73

  Al Busaidi, M ^a   Yesudhason, P ^a   Al Mughairi, S ^a   Al Rahbi, W A K ^a   Al Harthy, K S ^a   Al Mazrooei, N A ^a   Al Habsi, S H ^a  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Oman   (Oman)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Lead; Mercury; Oman; Seafood

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEALTH RISKS; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL);

CADMIUM LEVELS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; INTERSPECIFIC DIFFERENCES; MERCURY LEVELS; METAL ACCUMULATION; OMAN; SEAFOOD; SKIPJACK TUNA;

FISH;

CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL;

BIOACCUMULATION; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CORRELATION; DIET; FISH; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; EVALUATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OMAN; SAMPLE; SEA FOOD; STANDARD; TUNA;

OMAN;

HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; KATSUWONUS; PAGRUS MAJOR; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 84860400681     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.05.057     Document Type: Article

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