What's the best way to measure micronutrient content in fish?

How to quantify polystyrene microplastic (8 micron) bioaccumulation in fish tissue?

"I have treated adult zebrafish with 8-micron polystyrene microplastic and want to study the bioaccumulation in different organs. Can this be done using hydrogen peroxide digestion followed by...

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I need help with Identification (misidentification) of European Pisidiidae & Sphaeriidae?

Hi everyone! I published an article summarizing my first experience in determining cryptic species of small bivalves, of course with errors. I will be very grateful and will thank you in future...

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How to select target material for X-Ray generation?

Generally, the target material is Mo, Co, Cu, Fe, Cr, etc, so on what basis should we choose this material?

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What is the solubility of Iron (+3) in Bismuth Oxide?

Dear all: I am modifying Bismuth Tungstate with Hematite (Fe2O3), so I would like to know about how much Iron(+3) can form a solid solution in a Bismuth Oxide matrix. Best wishes Marco

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Which filtration method to go for run off water from dirty solar panels to be used again?

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In passive sampling, can polymer-lipid partition coefficients be applied independent of environmental salinity?

For example, if low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is equilibrated with PCB contaminated marine and freshwater sediments, can LDPE-lipid partition coefficients be used to obtain equilibrium...

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Is it true that there is a physico-statistical meaning to the constant π other than circular geometry but the iron guardians of the SE deny it?

We assume that there is a physico-statistical meaning to the constant π other than circular geometry, but the iron guardians of the Schrödinger equation deny this. The iron guardians of the...

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Do anyone knows any book dealing with fish growth/zootechnical performances and somatic indexes in aquaculture?

In the aquaculture and fish nutrition research field, a number of growth and somatic indexes are often used, including specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion rate (FCR), protein efficiency...

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Why do fish have fishy odors naturally ?

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Im trying iodination of an arene, but only getting black precipitates, is there anyone with iodination experience who can advise?

Organic Synthesis. My student has been trying iodination of arenes (our goal is to iodinate p-phenylenediamine) following these literature procedures: 1. Synthesis 2004, No. 11, 1869-1873 using...

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Sanjay Kumar Gupta

Fe can be easily determined by acid digestion of a suitable portion of the fish followed by AAS/ICP ananlysis. You can refer some articles

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 22(3):736-752

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 21(1): 227–240

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 110, 49-55

Phani Bhusan Ghosh

Acid digestion followed by AAS, ICP analysis Fe and Iodine by using ion-analyser.

Shahbaa Khalil

You can dependent upon acid digestion method followed then by AAS.