Species- and tissue-specific mercury bioaccumulation in five fish species from Laizhou Bay in the Bohai Sea of China

Jinhu Liu; Liang Cao; Wei Huang; Shuozeng Dou

doi:10.1007/s00343-013-2277-x

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Species- and tissue-specific mercury bioaccumulation in five fish species from Laizhou Bay in the Bohai Sea of China

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- Species- and tissue-specific mercury bioaccumulation in five fish species from Laizhou Bay in the Bohai Sea of China
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 31, Issue 3, Pages: 504-513(2013)
- Affiliations：
  
  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environment Sciences Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  3. Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Biogeochemistry Second Institute of Oceanography State Oceanic Administration
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-013-2277-x
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- Online First：08 May 2013，
  
  Published：2013
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Liu, J., Cao, L., Huang, W. et al. Species- and tissue-specific mercury bioaccumulation in five fish species from Laizhou Bay in the Bohai Sea of China., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 504–513 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2277-x
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Liu, J., Cao, L., Huang, W. et al. Species- and tissue-specific mercury bioaccumulation in five fish species from Laizhou Bay in the Bohai Sea of China., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 504–513 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2277-x DOI：

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Abstract

Mercury (Hg) concentrations in the tissues (muscle

stomach

liver

gills

skin

and gonads) of five fish species (mullet Liza ha em atocheil us

flathead fish Platycephalus indicus

sea bass Lateolabrax japonic u s

mackerel Scomberomorus niphonius and silver pomfret Pampus argenteus) collected from Laizhou Bay in the Bohai Sea of China were investigated. The results indicate that Hg bioaccumulation in the five fish was tissue-specific

with the highest levels in the muscle and liver

followed by the stomach and gonads. The lowest levels were found in the gills and skin. Fish at higher trophic levels (flathead fish and sea bass) exhibited higher Hg concentrations than consumers at lower trophic levels. Mercury bioaccumulation tended to be positively correlated with fish length in mullet

silver pomfret

mackerel

and flathead fish

but was negatively correlated with fish length in sea bass. The Hg concentrations in the muscles of all fish species in Laizhou Bay were within the permissible limits of food safety set by national and international criteria. However

the suggesting maximum consumption of sea bass is 263 g per week for human health.

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