| a comparative assessment of arsenic risks and the nutritional benefits of fish consumption in kuwait: arsenic versus omega 3-fatty acids. | inorganic and organic forms of arsenic (as), as well as omega-3 fatty acids were measured in 578 fish/seafood samples that belong to 15 species of commonly consumed seafood in kuwait. arsenic speciation data, with the toxicological profile of inorganic arsenic (ias) and fish consumption rates were applied in a probabilistic risk assessment to estimate the risk from exposure to ias. the nutritional benefits of omega-3-fatty acid levels in various species of fish were taken into consideration. res ... | 2017 | 27889806 |
| a review of the status and development of kuwait's fisheries. | the status of kuwait's fisheries landings and relative abundance for major species was reviewed using research data from kuwait institute for scientific research and landing data from the kuwait's central statistical bureau. landing data showed significant decreases for major commercial species such as zobaidy (pampus argenteus), suboor (tenualosa ilisha), hamoor (epinephelus coioides), newaiby (otolithes ruber) and hamra (lutjanus malabaricus) while abundance data for the shrimp penaeus semisul ... | 2015 | 26233306 |
| salinity-driven decadal changes in phytoplankton community in the nw arabian gulf of kuwait. | evaluation of hydrological data obtained between 2000 and 2013 from a time series station in kuwait bay (station k6) and an offshore southern location (station 18) off kuwait showed drastic increase in salinity by 6 units. we tested the hypothesis that increased salinity impacted phytoplankton community characteristics in these semiarid waters. the arabian gulf receives seasonal freshwater discharge in the north via shatt al-arab estuary with a peak during march-july. a north to south gradient i ... | 2017 | 28501963 |
| exposure and risk characterization for dietary methylmercury from seafood consumption in kuwait. | seafood is an important source of essential nutrients; however, it can also confer health risks from methylmercury (mehg). in this paper, we evaluate the levels of potential methylmercury exposure among kuwaiti seafood consumers in order to support the development of dietary recommendations for fish consumption in kuwait. total mercury (hgt) concentration for most of the studied fish and shellfish species were on average below the 0.5μgg-1codex guideline. the notable exception to this was hamoor ... | 2017 | 28697390 |