Fish consumption and risk of contamination by mercury - Considerations on the definition of edible parts based on the case study of European sea bass

In the present study, the risk to humans by consuming European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), captured at three sites along a Hg contamination gradient, was evaluated by comparing muscle and kidney total Hg (T-Hg) levels with the European regulations for marketed fish. Moreover, T-Hg and organic H...

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Main Author: Mieiro, C. L. (author)
Other Authors: Pacheco, M. (author), Duarte, A. C. (author), Pereira, M. E. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/11094
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/11094