Heavy metals in marine fish meat and consumer health: A review

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 32-48

  Bosch, Adina C ^a   O'Neill, Bernadette ^a   Sigge, Gunnar O ^a   Kerwath, Sven E ^a,b   Hoffman, Louwrens C ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Forestry and Fisheries ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Consumer health; Fish muscle; Heavy metals; Maximum allowable limits; Metal speciation; PTWI

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETIOLOGY; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; SEA FOOD; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; POISONING; SEAFOOD; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84954404388     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7360     Document Type: Review

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