MERCURY BIOACCUMULATION IN ORGANISMS FROM 3 PUERTO-RICAN ESTUARIES

被引：25

作者：

BURGER, J

COOPER, K

SALIVA, J

GOCHFELD, D

LIPSKY, D

GOCHFELD, M

机构：

[1] Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, 08855, New Jersey

[2] Environmental and Occupational Health Science Institute, Piscataway, 08855, New Jersey

[3] Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, 08854, New Jersey

[4] Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 96822, Hawaii

[5] Dynamac Inc., FT Lee, 07024, New Jersey

[6] Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT | 1992年 / 22卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1007/BF00419568

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

We analyzed mercury levels in shrimp (Palaemonetes sp.), Blue Crabs (Callinectes sp.), fish (Tarpon Megalops atlantica and Tilapia Tilapia mossambica), lizards (Ameiva exsul), Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) and Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) in three estuaries in Puerto Rico in 1988. There were no quantifiable concentrations greater than the method detection limit of mercury in shrimp, crabs and lizards from any site. Mercury levels were also below detection limits in Tilapia, except for specimens collected at Frontera Creek. allegedly contaminated with mercury. However, mercury levels ranged from 92-238-mu-g/kg (wet weight) in Tarpon, a predaceous fish that feeds on smaller fish. Few of the birds had detectable levels of mercury. Our results indicate relatively low concentrations of mercury in biota collected in all of the three estuaries at most trophic levels, although 10 of 12 Tarpon fillet samples from Frontera had detectable mercury compared to 3 of 12 fillet samples for the other two lagoons.

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页码：181 / 197

页数：17

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