Regional survey of heavy metals in fish and fish products: Vietnam
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Abstract
This study was carried out to determine the residue levels of heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, and mercury to some fishes and fish products in Vietnam. The fish products that were included in the survey are black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon), big eye tuna (Thunnus albacares), tra catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus), clam (Meretrix lyrata), octopus (Octopus spp.), squids (Loligo edulis), cuttlefish (Sepia spp.), marlin fish (Makaira indica), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), ribbon fish (Trichiurus lepturus), and mackerel (Acanthocybium solandri).
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Huynh Thi Ngoc Lien. (2008). Regional survey of heavy metals in fish and fish products: Vietnam. In Technical Compilation of Heavy Metals, Pesticide Residues, Histamine and Drug Residues in Fish and Fish Products in Southeast Asia (pp. 59-64). Singapore: Marine Fisheries Research Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.
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heavy metals 
; Food contamination; pollutants ; cadmium ; lead ; mercury ; marine fish ; chemical analysis ; fishery products ; Penaeus monodon; Thunnus albacares; Pangasius hypophthalmus; Meretrix lyrata; Loligo edulis; Makaira indica; Xiphias gladius; Trichiurus lepturus; Acanthocybium solandri; Viet Nam
; Food contamination; pollutants ; cadmium ; lead ; mercury ; marine fish ; chemical analysis ; fishery products ; Penaeus monodon; Thunnus albacares; Pangasius hypophthalmus; Meretrix lyrata; Loligo edulis; Makaira indica; Xiphias gladius; Trichiurus lepturus; Acanthocybium solandri; Viet Nam
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