The bioaccumulation of trace elements in aquatic organisms can be described with a kinetic
model that includes linear expressions for uptake and elimination from dissolved and dietary …

Mercury in the food web: accumulation and transfer mechanisms Page 337 10 Mercury in
the Food Web: Accumulation and Transfer Mechanisms Alain Boudou and Francis Ribeyre …

The primary mechanisms controlling the accumulation of methylmercury and inorganic
mercury in aquatic food chains are not sufficiently understood. Differences in lipid solubility …

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The occurrence of harmful algal blooms has resulted in growing worldwide concern about
threats to aquatic life and human health. Microcystin (MC), a cyanotoxin, is the most widely …

Mercury is an industrial pollutant of global concern. Currently entomofauna is disappearing
and chemical pollution is one cause, however, it is unknown whether mercury is an …

This study focused on the metal bioaccumulation of two aquatic insects (Ephoron virgo and
Hydropsyche spp.) in order to evaluate the spatial distribution of metals, the interspecific …

Interest in the impact of mercury (Hg) released into the environment, from both natural but
primarily anthropogenic sources, has been driven by the human health concerns associated …

Total mercury (Hg) concentrations in benthic insects from a 14 years old hydroelectric
reservoir (La Grande 2) were 2 to 3 times higher than those from a reference lake and, in …

Although the published literature abounds with studies showing contamination of aquatic
environments by metals, there are very few data which actually demonstrate the biological …