The fate and transportation of mercury in the marine environment are driven by a
combination of anthropogenic atmospheric and aquatic sources, as well as natural …

Marine mammals are more exposed to mercury (Hg) than any others animals in the world.
As many trace elements, Hg it is able to impair the brain function, which could be a cause of …

Introduction Evolution of extended breath-hold endurance enables the exploitation of the
aquatic niche by numerous mammalian lineages and is accomplished by elevated body …

The ecology and status of Risso's dolphins Grampus griseus worldwide are poorly known. In
the Mediterranean Sea, modern field studies of cetaceans only began in the late 1980s and …

The pilot whale Globicephala melas, the sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus, and the fin
whale Balaenoptera physalus are large cetaceans permanently inhabiting the …

This bibliographical review is a compilation of different scientific publications that reported
data on metal concentrations in the muscle tissue of different species of cetaceans from seas …

Background Mass strandings of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) remain peculiar
and rather unexplained events, which rarely occur in the Mediterranean Sea. Solar cycles …

Abstract Inorganic elements (Pb, Cd, Hg, Al, As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Se and Zn) are present
globally in aquatic systems and their potential transfer to marine turtles can be a serious …

This study brings a new viewpoint based on multiple-tissue analyses to form the basis for a
predictive mode of mercury accumulation dynamics in fish body under field conditions. Total …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea remains a complex system for mercury (Hg) cycling and
accumulation in marine vertebrates. The extremely high levels these animals present …