Mercury, cadmium and lead in black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839) from mainland Portugal and the Azores and Madeira archipelagos

Mercury, cadmium and lead in black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839) from mainland Portugal and the Azores and Madeira archipelagos

Total mercury (THg), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) concentrations were investigated in muscle, liver and gonad tissue of black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo) from the southern northeast Atlantic at three Portuguese locations: the mainland and the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. Particular empha...

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Main Authors: Valentina Costa, Helena Maria Lourenço, Ivone Figueiredo, Lucília Carvalho, Humberto Lopes, Inês Farias, Luís Pires, Cláudia Afonso, Ana Rita Vieira, Maria Leonor Nunes, Leonel Serrano Gordo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2009-12-01
Series:Scientia Marina
Subjects:
total mercury
cadmium
lead
muscle
gonad
liver
aphanopus carbo
northeast atlantic
Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1148

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