Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens and effects on its life cycle

Journal of Insects as Food and Feed

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 261-270

  Diener, S ^a   Zurbrugg C ^a   Tockner, K ^a,b,c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Developing countries; Food security; Organic waste management; Protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993670777     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23524588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/jiff2015.0030     Document Type: Article

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