Toxic Metals (Hg, Pb, and Cd) in Commercially Important Demersal Fish from Mediterranean Sea: Contamination Levels and Dietary Exposure Assessment

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Storelli, Maria M ^a   Barone, Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demersal fish; Metals; PTWI; Risk assessment; THQ

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FISHERY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SEA FOOD; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHERIES; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; ITALY; LEAD; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MERCURY; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CONGRIDAE; MULLIDAE; RAJA MIRALETUS;

EID: 84873474135     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02976.x     Document Type: Article

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