Assessment of heavy metals/metalloid (As, Pb, Cd, Ni, Zn, Cr, Cu, Mn) concentrations in edible fish species tissue in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 235-245

  Leung, H M ^a   Leung, A O W ^a   Wang, H S ^b   Ma, K K ^a   Liang, Y ^a   Ho, K C ^c   Cheung, K C ^d   Tohidi, F ^a   Yung, K K L ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Institute of Vocational Education   (China)

Author keywords

Fish; Fish muscle; Heavy metals; Metalloid; Pearl River Delta

Indexed keywords

BIGHEAD CARP; FISH MUSCLES; FISH SPECIES; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL CONTENTS; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; PEARL RIVER DELTA;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; FISH; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALLOIDS; MUSCLE; NICKEL; ZINC;

POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALLOID; NICKEL; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; FUTURE PROSPECT; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ARISTICHTHYS NOBILIS; ARTICLE; CARP; CATFISH; CHANNA ASIATIEA; CONTAMINATED FISH; CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLUS; EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LARGEMOUTH BASS; LUTJANU STELLATUS; LUTJANUS GRISEUS; MUSCLE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; SINIPERCA KNERI; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TILAPIA; TRACHINOTUS BLOCHII;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

CHANNA; CLARIAS FUSCUS; CTENOPHARYNGODON; CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLA; EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS NOBILIS; LUTJANUS GRISEUS; LUTJANUS STELLATUS; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; SINIPERCA KNERI; TILAPIA; TRACHINOTUS BLOCHII;

FISH; FISH MUSCLE; HEAVY METALS; METALLOID; PEARL RIVER DELTA;

ANIMALS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; RIVERS; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84892437968     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.028     Document Type: Article

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