Mercury and methylmercury distribution in tissues of sculpins from the Bering Sea

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Harley, John, Lieske, Camilla, Bhojwani, Shaina, Castellini, J. Margaret, López, J. Andrés, O’Hara, Todd M.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Article; Bering Sea; Howell
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5283796/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-015-1716-x

Fish skeletal muscle is often used to monitor mercury concentrations and is used by regulatory agencies to develop fish consumption advisories. However, the distribution of mercury species (MeHg+ and THg) in muscle tissue and other organs is not well understood in a number of fish species. Here we e...