Abstract The Pacific sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon longurio is an abundant shark
consumed by human population in Mexico. This study aimed to determine and compare the …

Rhizoprionodon longurio is an important commercial species captured in an area with heavy
metal presence due to the mining waste from Santa Rosalia, Gulf of California, and levels of …

This study compared the concentration of essential (Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Se, Zn) and
nonessential (Ag, As, Cd, Hg, Pb) trace elements in the muscle tissue of a pregnant common …

Given their predatory characteristics, long life, and high trophic levels, sharks can have a
remarkable ability to bioaccumulate and/or biomagnify trace elements (TE). In the present …

In this work we compared the cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) contents
of muscle, liver and placenta of gestating females of the viviparous shark Rhizoprionodon …

ABSTRACT Concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Pb, Se and Zn in gills, liver, brain,
and muscle of Carcharhinus limbatus and Rhizoprionodon terraenovae were determined …

Abstract Concentration of essential (Se, Zn and Cu) and non-essential (As, Cd, Hg and Pb)
trace elements were measured in selected tissues of two dead whale sharks (Rhincodon …

Abstract Mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu) concentrations were determined in
muscle, liver and fin of the silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) caught in the Central Pacific …

Shark meat is a popular protein source worldwide. However, existing national control
policies for ensuring the safety and quality of shark meat are minimal. There are concerns …

Pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) is a circumglobal species with high ecological
and economic importance. Concentrations of mercury, selenium and cadmium in the muscle …