## Abstract The content, chemical form and distribution of mercury and selenium were determined for several samples of canned tuna. Samples represented albacore, bluefin, skipjack and yellowfin species, and were packed in either water or vegetable oil. Recentlyβprocessed samples (less than one year
Mercury in canned tuna: The importance of selenium
β Scribed by Nicholas V.C. Ralston
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 38 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0730-7268
- DOI
- 10.1002/etc.294
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