Fish are important dietary items that provide essential nutrients. Fish however,
bioaccumulate monomethyl mercury (MMHg) and organo-halogenated pollutants (OHP) that …

Persistent and bioaccumulative toxic substances (PBTSs) that end up in fish are health
hazards and the object of fish-consumption advisories. Some of these substances are …

This paper reviews the current state of knowledge of the toxic effects of mercury on fish-
eating birds, mammals, and humans associated with freshwater ecosystems, including new …

Mercury is a largely uncontrollable heavy metal contaminant in that it is globally ubiquitous,
and environmentally persistent. The element has the potential for global mobilization …

Wild piscivorous fish, mammals, and birds may be at risk for elevated dietary methylmercury
intake and toxicity. In controlled feeding studies, the consumption of diets that contained Hg …

Mercury (Hg) and its derivative compounds have been parts of widespread pollutants of the
aquatic environment. Since Hg is absorbed by fish and passed up the food chain to other …

Methyl mercury is highly toxic to humans, particularly to the developing nervous system.
Virtually all mercury in muscle tissue of naturally-occurring edible fish is in the form of methyl …

Mercury and other contaminants in coastal and open-ocean ecosystems are an issue of
great concern globally and in the United States, where consumption of marine fish and …

Threshold concentrations associated with adverse effects of dietary exposure to
methylmercury (MeHg) were derived from published results of laboratory studies on a variety …

Wildlife may be exposed to mercury (Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) from a variety of
environmental sources, including mine tailings, industrial effluent, agricultural drainwater …