Absence of formaldehyde residues in penaeid shrimp exposed to formalin

J. E. Hose, D. V. Lightner

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Abstract

Cultured blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris) were treated with normal therapeutic amounts of formalin (50 and 150 ppm) for 6 or 24 h. Analyses for extractable formaldehyde residues were run on the tails from these shrimp immediately after death and after storage at ambient (24°C) and refrigerated temperatures. No formaldehyde residues in these shrimp were found to result from the therapeutic use of formalin. However, shrimp tail muscle was found to produce small amounts (up to 4.8 ppm) of extractable formaldehyde during postmortem decomposition.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)197-201
Number of pages5
JournalAquaculture
Volume21
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1980
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aquatic Science

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