Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of total mercury in four exploited shark species in the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

dc.creatorMaz-Courrau, A.
dc.creatorLópez-Vera, C
dc.creatorGalván Magaña, Felipe
dc.creatorEscobar-Sánchez, O.
dc.creatorRosíles-Martínez, R
dc.creatorSanjuán-Muñoz, A.
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-15T16:14:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-28T15:48:11Z
dc.date.available2013-02-15T16:14:51Z
dc.date.available2019-05-28T15:48:11Z
dc.date.created2013-02-15T16:14:51Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier0007-4861
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx/handle/123456789/12832
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/2884619
dc.description.abstractThe present study determined the average Mercury bioaccumulation in the muscle tissue of four shark species (Carcharhinus falciformis, Prionace glauca, Sphyrna zygaena and Isurus oxyrinchus) captured in the Baja California Peninsula. We also evaluated biomagnification of some prey consumed by sharks. All sharks’ species had mercury levels over the limit specified by the Mexican government for human consumption. Blue shark (P. glauca) presented highest mercury values (1.96 ± 1.48 lg/g Hg d.w.) and it was the unique specie that showed a negative correlation with mercury content (Rs = -0.035, p = 0.91). Scomber japonicus was the prey with high content of Mercury (0.57 ± 0.02 lg/g).
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherBulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
dc.subjectPacific Ocean, bioaccumulation, shark, Biomagnification, Mercury, México
dc.titleBioaccumulation and biomagnification of total mercury in four exploited shark species in the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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