Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of total mercury in four exploited shark species in the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-134

  Maz Courrau, A ^a   Lopez Vera C ^b   Galvan Magana F ^c   Escobar Sanchez O ^c   Rosiles Martinez R ^d   Sanjuan Munoz A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD JORGE TADEO LOZANO   (Colombia)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Biomagnification; Mercury; Mexico; Pacific Ocean; Shark

Indexed keywords

BIOMAGNIFICATION; CALIFORNIA; HIGH-CONTENT; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; ME-XICO; MERCURY BIOACCUMULATION; MERCURY CONTENT; MERCURY LEVELS; MUSCLE TISSUES; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRIONACE GLAUCA; SHARK; TOTAL MERCURIES;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; MERCURY (METAL); TISSUE;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

MERCURY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MEXICO; SHARK; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MEXICO; SHARKS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CARCHARHINUS FALCIFORMIS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ISURUS OXYRINCHUS; PRIONACE GLAUCA; SCOMBER JAPONICUS; SPHYRNA ZYGAENA;

EID: 84856554228     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-011-0499-1     Document Type: Article

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