Potential human health risk assessment of heavy metals in the flesh of mallard and pochard in the South Eastern Caspian Sea region of Iran

Every year, migratory waterfowl are hunted and consumed by people in Golestan Province of Iran. Due to the heavy metal contamination of wintering habitats, an estimation of the human health risks associated with the consumption of these ducks is necessary. Therefore, this study was conducted to esti...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Hosein Sinkakarimi, Ali Reza Pourkhabbaz, Mehdi Hassanpour, Jeffrey Levengood, Seyed Mahmoud Ghasempouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences 2015-07-01
Series:Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research
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Online Access:http://jaehr.muk.ac.ir/article_40189_378fca74be64048b3d7825db2e0da03e.pdf

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