Total and organic mercury concentrations in the muscles of Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) and bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 606-612

  Chen, Chiee Young ^a   Lai, Chien Cheng ^b   Chen, Kuo Shu ^b,c   Hsu, Chien Chung ^c   Hung, Chin Chang ^b,d   Chen, Meng Hsien ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Growth dilution; Heavy metal; Hg pollution; Methylmercury; Predatory fish; Seafood safety

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; FISH; HEAVY METALS; MEATS; MERCURY (METAL);

CROSSOVER POINTS; DIETARY INTAKES; GROWTH DILUTION; HG CONCENTRATIONS; HG POLLUTION; METHYL MERCURY; ORGANIC MERCURY; PROVISIONAL TOLERABLE WEEKLY INTAKES;

MUSCLE;

METHYLMERCURY; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND; MERCURY; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FINFISH; FOOD SAFETY; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; MUSCLE; SEAFOOD;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SEXUAL MATURITY; THUNNUS ALALUNGA; THUNNUS OBESUS; TISSUE LEVEL; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SEA FOOD; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TUNA; WATER POLLUTANT;

THUNNUS ALALUNGA; THUNNUS OBESUS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MERCURY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEAFOOD; TUNA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84906262508     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.01.039     Document Type: Article

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