The influence of mariculture on mercury distribution in sediments and fish around Hong Kong and adjacent mainland China waters

Chemosphere

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1038-1043

  Liang, Peng ^a   Shao, Ding Ding ^a   Wu, Sheng Chun ^a   Shi, Jian Bo ^b   Sun, Xiao lin ^a   Wu, Fu Yong ^a   Lo, S C L ^c   Wang, Wen Xiong ^d   Wong, Ming H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cultured fish; Fish feed; Mariculture; Methylmercury; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; FISH; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

FISH CONSUMPTION; FISH FEED; MARICULTURE; MERCURY DISTRIBUTION; METHYL MERCURY; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SULFUR CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

CARBON; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SULFUR;

BIOACCUMULATION; DIETARY SHIFT; EXCRETION; MARICULTURE; METHYLMERCURY; MUSCLE; PERCIFORM; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIETARY INTAKE; FISH; HONG KONG; MARICULTURE; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES; LUTJANUS CAMPECHANUS; TRACHINOTUS BLOCHII;

EID: 78651430461     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.10.061     Document Type: Article

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