Analysis of heavy metal concentrations in Tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) from four selected markets in Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 138-145

  Taweel, Abdulali K A ^a   Shuhaimi Othman, M ^a   Ahmad, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Contamination; Four markets; Heavy metals; ICP MS; Tilapia fish

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COBALT; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY WEIGHT; GILL; LIVER; MALAYSIA; MARKET; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 84862331728     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2012.138.145     Document Type: Article

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