Human health risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from consumption of blood cockle and exposure to contaminated sediments and water along the Klang Strait, Malaysia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 268-279

  Tavakoly Sany, Seyedeh Belin ^a,c   Hashim, Rosli ^a   Rezayi, Majid ^b,c   Salleh, Aishah ^a   Rahman, Mohammad Azizur ^d   Safari, Omid ^e   Sasekumar, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RIFST   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood cockle (Anadara granosa); Carcinogenic risk for human consumption; Malaysia; PAHs; Toxicity assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOHAZARDS; BLOOD; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELLFISH;

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; MALAYSIA; PAHS; POLLUTED SEDIMENTS; POLY AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TOXICITY ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; CANCER; HEALTH RISK; INGESTION RATE; MARINE POLLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD COCKLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CLAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INGESTION; MALAYSIA; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEDIMENT; SKIN CANCER; SOFT TISSUE; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

MALAYSIA;

BLOOD COCKLE (ANADARA GRANOSA); CARCINOGENIC RISK FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION; MALAYSIA; PAHS; TOXICITY ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; CARDIIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84903574334     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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