[HTML][HTML] Trophic transfer and biomagnification potential of environmental contaminants (heavy metals) in aquatic ecosystems

NB Saidon, R Szabó, P Budai, J Lehel - Environmental pollution, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Physical, chemical weathering and volcanic eruptions release heavy metals into soils and
surface waters naturally. Contaminants from anthropogenic sources originated from …

Exploring the impact of contaminants of emerging concern on fish and invertebrates physiology in the Mediterranean Sea

F Impellitteri, CR Multisanti, P Rusanova, G Piccione… - Biology, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Consumption and excessive use of substances or items that are taken for
granted in our daily lives such as personal care products, plastic objects, and medicines …

Mediterranean mercury assessment 2022: an updated budget, health consequences, and research perspectives

D Cossa, J Knoery, D Banaru… - Environmental …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) and especially its methylated species (MeHg) are toxic chemicals that
contaminate humans via the consumption of seafood. The most recent UNEP Global …

Are concentrations of pollutants in sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii) a cause for concern? A systematic review

GP Tiktak, D Butcher, PJ Lawrence, J Norrey… - Marine Pollution …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
This review represents a comprehensive analysis on pollutants in elasmobranchs including
meta-analysis on the most studied pollutants: mercury, cadmium, PCBs and DDTs, in muscle …

Mercury in aquatic fauna contamination: a systematic review on its dynamics and potential health risks

P de Almeida Rodrigues, RG Ferrari… - Journal of …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Mercury is an important pollutant, released into aquatic ecosystems both naturally and by
anthropogenic action. This element is transferred to aquatic organisms in different ways …

Global mercury concentrations in biota: Their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework

DC Evers, JT Ackerman, S Åkerblom, D Bally, N Basu… - Ecotoxicology, 2024‏ - Springer
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 …

The toxicological effects of mercury exposure in marine fish

NA Zheng, S Wang, WU Dong, X Hua, Y Li… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2019‏ - Springer
Since the Minamata incident in Japan, the public have become increasingly aware of the
negative health effects caused by mercury pollution in the ocean. Consequently, there has …

Patterns of trace metal bioaccumulation and trophic transfer in a phytoplankton-zooplankton-small pelagic fish marine food web

T Chouvelon, E Strady, M Harmelin-Vivien… - Marine Pollution …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Trace metal contamination in the European sardine and anchovy food web was investigated
in the Gulf of Lions, NW Mediterranean Sea, including seawater and size fractions of …

[HTML][HTML] Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations and profiles in marine mammals from the North Atlantic Ocean

D Megson, T Brown, GR Jones, M Robson… - Chemosphere, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can provide crucial information into the bioaccumulation
and biomagnification of POPs in marine mammals. Muscle tissue samples were obtained for …

Bioconcentration, bioaccumulation and biomagnification of mercury in plankton of the Mediterranean Sea

JA Tesán-Onrubia, LE Heimbürger-Boavida… - Marine Pollution …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Plankton plays a prominent role in the bioaccumulation of mercury (Hg). The MERITE-
HIPPOCAMPE campaign was carried out in spring 2019 along a north-south transect …