TY - JOUR AU - Ruolo, A. AU - Ferrantelli, V. AU - Vella, A. AU - Panebianco, A. PY - 2011/01/08 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - HEAVY METALS IN THE HOST-PARASITE SYSTEM LEPIDOPUS CAUDATUS- ANISAKIS LARVAE JF - Italian Journal of Food Safety JA - Ital J Food Safety VL - 1 IS - 1zero SE - Original Articles DO - 10.4081/ijfs.2011.847 UR - https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2011.1S.113 SP - 109-113 AB - The Authors have investigated on the relationship between pollution in the host parasite-system Lepidopus caudatus-Anisakis larvae. Lead, mercury and cadmium concentrations were measured by atomic absorption spectrometry in the larvae and in the muscle of fish host. Hg concentrations were often higher in parasites than host muscles. Finally, some hygienic and inspective implications were discussed. ER -