Methylmercury bioconcentration in muscle tissue of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from the Adour estuary (Bay of Biscay, France)

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Arleny, Ina, Tabouret, Helene, Rodriguez Gonzalez, Pablo Rodriguez, Bareille, Gilles, Donard, Olivier, Amouroux, David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2007
• Subjects: Gilmour; Gomez; Anguilla anguilla; European eel
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-3072.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.04.004; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/3072/

The life history of the European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) begins in the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean where the Leptocephalus larvae drift with the gulf stream in order to reach European coastal waters. After their metamorphosis into transparent juveniles "glass" eels and an acclimatis...