Mercury and selenium levels in lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in relation to a harmful red tide event

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 176, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 549-559

  Nam, Dong Ha ^a   Adams, Douglas H ^b   Reyier, Eric A ^c   Basu, Niladri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brevetoxin; Harmful algal bloom; Lemon shark; Multiple stressors; Organic mercury; Selenium

Indexed keywords

BREVETOXINS; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; LEMON SHARK; MULTIPLE STRESSORS; ORGANIC MERCURY;

ALGAE CONTROL; CONSERVATION; MERCURY (METAL); MUSCLE; SELENIUM;

FRUITS;

BREVETOXIN; MERCURY; SELENIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; RED TIDE; SELENIUM; SHARK;

ALGAL BLOOM; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH HAZARD; JUVENILE ANIMAL; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LEMON SHARK; LIVER LEVEL; MUSCLE LEVEL; NEAR THREATENED SPECIES; NONHUMAN; RARE SPECIES; RED TIDE; SHARK; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; MERCURY; SELENIUM; SHARKS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; NEGAPRION; NEGAPRION BREVIROSTRIS;

EID: 79954701360     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1603-4     Document Type: Article

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