Potential human health risk assessment of trace metals via the consumption of marine fish in Persian Gulf

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 667-671

  Naji, Abolfazl ^a   Khan, Farhan R ^b   Hashemi, Seyed Hassan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HORMOZGAN   (Iran)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Department of Environment Branch of Hormozgan Province ^*  (Iran)

Author keywords

Estimated daily intake; Pollution; Seafood; Target hazard quotient; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; FISH; HAZARDS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; METALS; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ESTIMATED DAILY INTAKES; HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; METALS CONCENTRATIONS; POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS; SEAFOOD; TARGET HAZARD QUOTIENTS; TRACE METAL;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

HEAVY METAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHILD; EATING; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; METABOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA FOOD;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; EATING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INDIAN OCEAN; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84966773908     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.05.002     Document Type: Article

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