Heavy metal contamination in seafood

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2020
Authors
S.J, Laly
A, Jeyakumari
Kumar, Abhay
L.N, Murthy
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SMART AGRIPOST
Abstract
Global population is depending upon seafood as a healthy diet choice because of its richness in high value proteins, health beneficial vitamins, minerals and poly unsaturated fatty acids. Fish is also a primary protein source in most parts of the world. Even though fish supplies many health benefits, seafood can be compromised by different chemical contaminants which areharmful to consumers. Among the environmental chemical contaminants, heavy metals are reported as the most commonly occurring one in seafood mainly lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury.
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Heavy metal, contamination, seafood
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