Speciation and risk of heavy metals in sediments and human health implications of heavy metals in edible nekton in Beibu Gulf, China: A case study of Qinzhou Bay

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 852-859

  Gu, Yang Guang ^a,b,c   Lin, Qin ^a,b,c   Yu, Zi Ling ^a,b,c   Wang, Xu Nuo ^a,b,c   Ke, Chang Liang ^a,b,c   Ning, Jia Jia ^a,b,c  

^a Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical speciation; Ecological risk; Human health risk; Metals; Nekton; Sediment analysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; HEALTH; HEAVY METALS; METALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; CHINESE NATIONAL STANDARD; DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; ECOLOGICAL RISKS; HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; NEKTON; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

HEALTH RISKS;

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

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; NEKTON; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAY; BIOACCUMULATION; CASE STUDY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NEKTON; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; PROCEDURES; SEA FOOD; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU; GULF OF TONKIN; PACIFIC OCEAN; QINZHOU BAY; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

BAYS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84952298948     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.11.019     Document Type: Article

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