Determination of mercury in some freshwater fish species from Chahrmahal va Bakhtyari Province, Iran and potential limits for human consumption

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 667-672

  Raissy, Mehdi ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beheshtabad River; Fish; Gandoman Lagoon; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; FISH; HEALTH RISKS; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); RIVERS; WATER;

COLD VAPOR ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; DETERMINATION OF MERCURIES; FRESHWATER FISHES; GANDOMAN LAGOON; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; MEAN MERCURY CONCENTRATION; STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

FRESH WATER; MERCURY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; IRAN; METABOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; IRAN; MERCURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84892160633     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-013-1118-0     Document Type: Article

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