Methylmercury (MeHg) transfer from water into the base of the food web (bioconcentration)
and subsequent biomagnification in the aquatic food web leads to most of the MeHg in fish …

The contents and spatial distributions of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) have been
studied in surface sediments of Veeranam lake, Tamilnadu, India. Heavy metal contents are …

In this study, concentrations of 16 elements were quantified in muscles and livers of 141
fishes belonging to five commercially species. It was also our intention to evaluate potential …

During the period 1999–2002, five sampling cruises have been carried out on Lake Balaton
to assess trace metal distribution in the lake and to identify major sources. Eighteen …

Mercury has been measured by using Cold Vapor-Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry in
coastal sediments of the Persian Gulf (Bandar Abbas region). The mean concentration of the …

The distribution, sources and ecological risk of heavy metals in surface sediments from Lake
Taihu were studied. Results showed that the measured heavy metals had varied spatial …

Mercury (Hg) used in gold amalgamation is a major source of contamination in develo**
countries. Water, sediments, plankton, fish, and human samples from Grande Marsh, a Hg …

Heavy metal concentrations of mercury, cadmium, lead, zinc, cooper, nickel, manganese,
and chromium in Mytilus galloprovincialis were investigated to provide information on …

The etiology of numerous grievous human diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
Disease is not well understood. Conversely, the concentration toxic metals and metalloids …

Guizhou is one of the most seriously contaminated regions with mercury in China, but
mercury deposition fluxes in this region have not been well studied. Concentrations and wet …