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Potential human health risks associated with ingestion of heavy metals through fish consumption in the Gulf of Guinea
Heavy metal pollution of the marine environment has toxic implications for both the aquatic biota and human health. We examined the levels of Zinc (Zn), Lead (Pb), Copper (Cu), Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As) and Mercury (Hg) in muscles of Sardinella maderensis, Dentex angolensis, Sphyraena sphyraena and...
Autores principales: | Nyarko, Elvis, Boateng, Charles Mario, Asamoah, Obed, Edusei, Maurice Oti, Mahu, Edem |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9869475/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36698915 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2023.01.005 |
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