High mercury levels in Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni from the Southwest Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean
Mercury is a bioaccumulating toxic pollutant which can reach humans through the consumption of contaminated food (e.g. marine fish). Although the Southern Ocean is often portrayed as a pristine ecosystem, its fishery products are not immune to mercury contamination. We analysed mercury concentration...
Published in: | Environmental Research |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527842/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527842/1/1-s2.0-S0013935120305739-am.pdf https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935120305739 |