Mercury contamination in water has been an issue to the environment and human health. In
this article, mercury in marine and oceanic waters has been reviewed. In the aquatic …

Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that affects human and ecosystem health. We synthesize
understanding of sources, atmosphere-land-ocean Hg dynamics and health effects, and …

Deep‐pelagic fishes are among the most abundant vertebrates on Earth. They play a critical
role in sequestering carbon, providing prey for harvestable fishing stocks and linking …

Anthropogenic activities have enriched mercury in the biosphere by at least a factor of three,
leading to increases in total mercury (Hg) in the surface ocean. However, the impacts on …

Many studies have shown that seabirds are sensitive to changes in food supply, and
therefore have potential as monitors of fish stocks. For most seabird species breeding …

Trace elements were analyzed in fish of commercial interest to determine their importance in
marine systems of the Western Indian Ocean and their bioaccumulation patterns. The results …

Seabirds accumulate significant amounts of mercury (Hg) due to their long-life span together
with their medium to high trophic position in marine food webs. Hg speciation and Hg …

Mercury distribution in the oceans is controlled by complex biogeochemical cycles, resulting
in retention of trace amounts of this metal in plants and animals. Inter-and intra-specific …

Total (T–Hg) and organic (O–Hg) mercury concentrations and tissue distribution were
examined in 20 species of cephalopods (n= 278) from the north eastern Atlantic waters, ie …

Complex and ever changing in its forms and functions, the element mercury follows a
convoluted course through the environment and up the food chain. The process is …