Assessment of trace metals in fish species of urban rivers in Bangladesh and health implications

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 347-357

  Islam, Md Saiful ^a,b   Ahmed, Md Kawser ^c   Habibullah Al Mamun, Md ^a,c   Masunaga, Shigeki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PATUAKHALI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Fish; Health risk; River; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; HEAVY METAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CARCINOGENICITY; CHANNA PUNCTATUS; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE LEVEL; TRACE METAL TISSUE LEVEL; TRICHOGASTER FASCIATA; URBAN AREA; ADULT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHANNA PUNCTATUS; HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS; TRICHOGASTER;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; MUSCLES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84920886364     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2014.12.009     Document Type: Article

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