Total mercury in the night shark, Carcharhinus signatus in the western equatorial Atlantic Ocean
Mercury is the only element capable to biomagnificate along the food chain, and carnivorous fish tend to accumulate high concentrations of this element. Total mercury in muscle tissue of Carcharhinus signatus sampled along the western equatorial Atlantic Ocean was measured by atomic emission spectro...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2004-08-01
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Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000400016 |