Assessment of heavy metals/metalloid (As, Pb, Cd, Ni, Zn, Cr, Cu, Mn) concentrations in edible fish species tissue in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), China

•711 Fish individuals were collected for the analyses of heavy metals.•Nickel (Ni) in mandarin fish was significantly higher than other fish species.•High lead (Pb) concentration was found in tilapia in all locations. The major aim of this study was to investigate heavy metal content of edible fish...

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Published in:	Marine pollution bulletin Vol. 78; no. 1-2; pp. 235 - 245
Main Authors:	Leung, H.M., Leung, A.O.W., Wang, H.S., Ma, K.K., Liang, Y., Ho, K.C., Cheung, K.C., Tohidi, F., Yung, K.K.L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 15.01.2014 Elsevier
Subjects:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Aristichthys nobilis arsenic bass Biological and medical sciences cadmium catfish Channa China chromium Clarias Clarias fuscus copper Ctenopharyngodon idella Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Environmental Exposure - analysis Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data Environmental Monitoring Epinephelus coioides Fish Fish muscle Fishes - metabolism Food Contamination - statistics & numerical data food intoxication Fresh water ecosystems Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Heavy metals human health Humans Hypophthalmichthys nobilis lead Lutjanus Lutjanus griseus manganese Marine and brackish environment Metalloid Metals, Heavy - metabolism Micropterus salmoides muscles nickel Oreochromis mossambicus Pearl River Delta risk river deltas rivers Rivers - chemistry Sea water ecosystems Seafood - statistics & numerical data Siniperca Siniperca kneri snapper Synecology Trachinotus Trachinotus blochii Water Pollutants, Chemical - metabolism water pollution zinc Asia China China, People's Rep., Zhu R China, People's Rep Fish Metalloid Pearl River Delta Heavy metals Fish muscle Edible fish Edible species Heavy metal Freshwater environment Concentration measurement Marine environment Delta Chromium Lead Stream Muscle
ISSN:	0025-326X, 1879-3363, 1879-3363
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