Health risk assessment for consumption of fish originating from ponds near Dabaoshan mine, South China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 5844-5854

  Zhuang, Ping ^a   Li, Zhi an ^a   McBride, Murray B ^b   Zou, Bi ^a   Wang, Gang ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Fish; Health risk; Heavy metals; Mining

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOACCUMULATION; EFFLUENT; FISH; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARP; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GILL; HUMAN; INTESTINE; LIVER; MINING; MUSCLE; POND; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CARPS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GILLS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; LIVER; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; MUSCLES; PONDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; DABAOSHAN MINE; GUANGDONG;

CARASSIUS AURATUS; CARASSIUS AURATUS AURATUS; CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLA; CYPRINIDAE; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS NOBILIS; MEGALOBRAMA AMBLYCEPHALA;

EID: 84880632898     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1606-0     Document Type: Article

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