The mercury (Hg) poisoning of Minamata Bay of Japan widely activated a global attention to
Hg toxicity and its potential consequences to the aquatic ecosystem and human health. This …

An important provision of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to monitor and evaluate
the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the …

Total mercury (T-Hg) content of muscle of four mostly-consumed fish, including Sander
lucioperca, Esox lucius linnaeus (carnivorous) Cyprinus carpio and Carassius auratus …

The present study evaluated As, Hg, Pb and Cd burdens in both ecologically and
commercially important 314 marine fishes belonging to 47 species sampled along the …

One of benthic organisms exposed to contact with mercury in the southern Baltic is alien
species of clam: Dreissena polymorpha. As this organism is increasingly dynamic in various …

Swordfish (**phias gladius) are important marine predators facing potential mercury (Hg)
contamination. This study analyzed Hg levels in swordfish muscle tissue from two …

Trace elemental levels were determined by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
in muscle, eggs and sperm of 23 Thunnus thynnus fishes collected from May to August 2013 …

Trace element (Hg, Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu, Ni, and Cr) occurrence was determined in the muscle
tissue of swordfish collected in the Mediterranean Sea to assess whether the intakes …

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) levels in 70
samples of sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and 30 samples of swordfish (**phias gladius) …

Consumers are increasingly interested in food products with high nutritional value and
health benefits. For instance, fish consumption is linked with diverse positive health benefits …