Contamination of fish in UK fresh water systems: Risk assessment for human consumption

Chemosphere

Volumn 122, Issue , 2015, Pages 183-189

  Rose, Martin ^a   Fernandes, Alwyn ^a   Mortimer, David ^b   Baskaran, Christina ^b  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angling; Consumer risk; Dietary exposure; Food contaminants; Freshwater fish

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FISH; HEAVY METALS; INLAND WATERWAYS; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER;

ANGLING; CONSUMER RISK; DIETARY EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINANTS; FRESHWATER FISHES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; CUPRIC ION; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; ORGANOFLUORINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE; SELENIUM; THALLIUM; TIN; ZINC; DIOXIN; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; FRESH WATER; HEAVY METAL; PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; PESTICIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ARTICLE; FOOD INTAKE; FRESHWATER FISH; GEOLOGY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; WATER POLLUTANT;

DON RIVER [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BARBUS;

ANIMALS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRESH WATER; GREAT BRITAIN; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; METALS, HEAVY; PESTICIDES; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84920507550     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.11.046     Document Type: Article

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