Industrialism has brought a long series of benefits for modern civilization. Concomitantly,
reversible and irreversible changes have been inflicted upon the environment, affecting …

Mercury (Hg) is a global environmental pollutant that has been the cause of many public
concerns. One particular concern about Hg in aquatic systems is its trophic transfer and …

Mercury (Hg) and its derivative compounds have been parts of widespread pollutants of the
aquatic environment. Since Hg is absorbed by fish and passed up the food chain to other …

Seven deep-sea fish species were sampled in the Blanes Canyon area (NW Mediterranean)
at a depth of 1200 m during winter. The concentrations of nine metals were determined in …

Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that may exert its toxic effects on living organisms and is
found in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in three chemical forms; elemental, organic …

Mercury (Hg) is a highly hazardous pollutant widely used in industrial, pharmaceutical and
agricultural fields. Mercury is found in the environment in several forms, elemental, inorganic …

A number of studies have found high levels of mercury (Hg) in deep-sea organisms
throughout the world's oceans, but the underlying causes are not clear as there is no …

Bioaccessibility refers to the maximum bioavailability of pollutant ingested with food, and its
measurements can lead to a more accurate risk assessment as compared to the …

The Aveiro Lagoon, at the north-western coast of Portugal, has been under considerable
anthropogenic pressure for the last 5 decades. In order to perform an adequate survey of the …

The suitability of metallothioneins (MT) in fish as biomarker of exposure to mercury has been
questioned. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the relationship between external …