Sequestration of total and methyl mercury in different subcellular pools in marine caged fish

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 198, Issue , 2011, Pages 113-122

  Onsanit, Sarayut ^a,b   Wang, Wen Xiong ^b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

Author keywords

Caged fish; Mercury; Size; Subcellular distribution

Indexed keywords

CAGED FISH; CELLULAR DEBRIS; FISH CONSUMPTION; MARINE FISH; MARINE FISH FARMS; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY CONTAMINATION; MERCURY SEQUESTRATION; METHYLMERCURY; RED DRUM; SEABREAM; SIZE; SUB-CELLULAR; SUBCELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; THRESHOLD LEVELS; TOTAL MERCURIES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; DEBRIS; DETOXIFICATION; FISH; LAKES; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; RISK PERCEPTION; TOXICITY;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BODY SIZE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETOXIFICATION; FISH CULTURE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; MUSCLE; PERCIFORM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROTEIN; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; DETOXIFICATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; MARINE BIOLOGY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEA BREAM; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; FUJIAN;

PAGRUS MAJOR; SCIAENOPS; SPONDYLIOSOMA CANTHARUS;

EID: 83955161240     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.10.020     Document Type: Article

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