Mercury contamination of fish and shrimp samples available in markets of Mashhad, Iran

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 267-271

  Vahabzadeh, Maryam ^a   Balali Mood, Mahdi ^a   Mousavi, Seyed Reza ^a   Moradi, Valiollah ^a   Mokhtari, Mehrangiz ^a   Riahi Zanjani, Bamdad ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fish; Iran; Mashhad; Mercury; Shrimp

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; COMMERCE; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FISH; MARINE POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; SHELLFISH;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY; IRAN; MASHHAD; MEAN MERCURY CONCENTRATION; MERCURY CONTAMINATION; PROVISIONAL TOLERABLE WEEKLY INTAKES; SHRIMP;

MERCURY (METAL);

CLUPEONELLA CULTRIVENTRIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FENNEROPENAEUS INDICUS; PENAEUS; PISCES;

MERCURY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; IRAN; METABOLISM; PENAEIDAE; SEA FOOD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; IRAN; MERCURY; PENAEIDAE; SEAFOOD; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84883176731     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-013-1068-6     Document Type: Article

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