Cd, Pb and Hg Biomonitoring in Fish of the Mediterranean Region and Risk Estimations on Fish Consumption

Cd, Pb and Hg Biomonitoring in Fish of the Mediterranean Region and Risk Estimations on Fish Consumption

Cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) are toxic metals with increasing interest due to their tendency to bioaccumulate in fish tissue which may pose a threat to human health via fish consumption. This review of the recent literature on Cd, Pb, Hg levels summarizes data of fish biomonitoring studi...

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Main Authors: Elisavet A. Renieri, Athanasios K. Alegakis, Michalis Kiriakakis, Marco Vinceti, Eren Ozcagli, Martin F. Wilks, Aristidis M. Tsatsakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Toxics
Subjects:
cadmium
lead
mercury
fish
Mediterranean
human exposure
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/2/3/417

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