Organotin contamination in seafood and its implication for human health risk in Hong Kong

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 634-640

  Ho, Kevin K Y ^a   Leung, Kenneth M Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Hazard index; Hazard quotient; Human health; Tributyltin; Triphenyltin

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; MARINE BIOLOGY; ORGANOMETALLICS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; HAZARD INDICES; HAZARD QUOTIENTS; HUMAN HEALTH; TRIBUTYLTIN; TRIPHENYLTIN;

MEATS;

ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; TRIPHENYLTIN; DANGEROUS GOODS; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; SEAFOOD; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ARTICLE; BABYLONIA AREOLATA; BIVALVE; BUFONARIA RANA; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROPOD; HARPADON NEHEREUS; HEALTH HAZARD; HEMIFUSUS TUBA; HONG KONG; HUMAN; JOHNIUS BELANGERII; MERETRIX LUSORIA; NIBEA ALBIFLORA; NONHUMAN; PARAPLAGUSIA BLOCHII; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUDITAPES VARIETAS; SEA FOOD; SIGANUS CANALICULATUS; TISSUE LEVEL; WATER POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; DANGEROUS GOODS; ECOSYSTEM; FLOUNDER; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

CYNOGLOSSIDAE; PARAPLAGUSIA BLOCHII;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; ECOSYSTEM; FLOUNDER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROPODA; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HONG KONG; ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84906253735     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.12.039     Document Type: Article

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