Biomagnification of mercury and its antagonistic interaction with selenium in yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares in the trophic web of Baja California Sur, Mexico

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 86, Issue , 2012, Pages 182-187

  Ordiano Flores, Alfredo ^a   Rosíles Martínez, Rene ^a   Galván Magaña, Felipe ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Biomagnification; Mercury; Selenium; Thunnus albacares

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; SELENIUM;

ANTAGONISM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SELENIUM; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC STATUS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMAGNIFICATION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; FOOD WEB; MEXICO; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; SQUID; STOMACH CONTENT; TOXICITY; TUNA; YELLOWFIN TUNA;

ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD SAFETY; MERCURY; MEXICO; SELENIUM; TUNA;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

DOSIDICUS GIGAS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; ICHTHYOCOCCUS OVATUS; PLEURONCODES PLANIPES; TETRAODONTIDAE; THUNNUS ALBACARES; THYSANOTEUTHIS RHOMBUS;

EID: 84868304023     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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