Infection with the liver fluke, Opisthorchis felineus, caused by consumption of infected raw or undercooked cyprinid fish is common in humans and carnivores middle Ob River basin (Tomsk region, Russia) can lead to diseases humans. The goal this study was status infection O. felineus metacercariae order assess role human population basin. Of 14 Cyprinidae species recorded basin, we examined 6 fo...

In this study, the concentration levels of the probable carcinogenic PAH fractions, benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and benzo[k]fluoranthrene (BkF) in fillets of some processed fish species were investigated. Fish species comprising Merluccius poli (hake), Tyrsites atun (snoek), Seriola lalandi (yellow-tail) and Brama brama (angel fish) were bought in fish shops at Gordon's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa...

The Rybinsk Reservoir (Russia) is the largest artificial waterbody in Europe (4550 km2) and provides drinking water for population of the cities located along the coast line. Industrialization in Cherepovets at the northeastern portion of the reservoir, including one of the largest metallurgical facilities in Europe, has resulted in chemical contamination of the reservoir. The extent of polychl...