Total mercury in muscle tissue of five shark species from Brazilian offshore waters: Effects of feeding habit, sex, and length

Environmental Research

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 250-258

  De Pinho, Alexandra Penedo ^a   Guimarães, Jean Remy Davée ^a   Martins, Agnaldo S ^b   Costa, P A S ^c   Olavo, G ^d   Valentin, Jean ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c Lab Dinâmica De População   (Brazil)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil's offshore waters; Methylmercury; Public health and food contaminant

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHARK;

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENDER; MERCURIALISM; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEA; SHARK; TISSUE LEVEL;

ATLANTIC COAST; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL;

CANIS; CARCHARHINUS; CARCHARHINUS SIGNATUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; INVERTEBRATA; MEGALOPS; MUSTELUS; MUSTELUS CANIS; MUSTELUS NORRISI; SQUALUS MEGALOPS; SQUALUS MITSUKURII;

EID: 0036315829     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.2002.4365     Document Type: Article

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