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Mercury Concentrations In South Texas Game Fishes, E. Anthony Reisinger
Mercury Concentrations In South Texas Game Fishes, E. Anthony Reisinger
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Mercury (Hg) is one of the most ubiquitous and controversial metals in the world primarily due to the toxicity of the organic form of the metal, methylmercury (MeHg). MeHg is a neurotoxin at high levels, known to manifest its effects on humans primarily through consumption of certain fish and marine mammals, which tend to bioaccumulate MeHg in their tissues over time. Increased fish consumption and, thus, mercury intake in residents of coastal areas necessitates a better awareness of MeHg content in game fish species, thus the subject of this study.
Three hundred thirty-nine tissue samples were taken from 19 south …