Contaminant metals in black scabbard fish (Aphanopus carbo) caught off Madeira and the Azores

Total mercury, cadmium and lead concentrations were measured in black scabbard fish (Aphanopus carbo), caught off Madeira and the Azores archipelagos (Portugal). The metal contents were expressed in mg kg(-1) wet weight. The mean mercury levels in liver were 4.50 and 2.37 whereas, in skin, such valu...

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Main Author: Afonso, C. (author)
Other Authors: Lourenco, H. M. (author), Dias, Abreu (author), Nunes, M. L. (author), Castro, M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/21484
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/21484