It is widely recognized that apex predators, such as large sharks with highly migratory
behavior, are particularly vulnerable to pollution, mainly due to biomagnification processes …

The contamination of fish and aquaculture products may prove an obstacle to achieve the
economic potential of the fishery sector worldwide. Seafood is a key source of Hg exposure …

Elasmobranchs are long-lived predatory fish that show high Hg concentrations generally
reflecting environmental levels, notwithstanding they are widely consumed in Brazil …

The present study aims to understand how ecological and biological factors affect the Hg
levels in stingrays occurring in the Northeastern Brazilian coast. Total mercury (Hg) …

Fish consumption is the main path of human exposure to Hg and may represent a risk to
public health, even with low Hg concentrations in fish, if consumption rates are high. This …

Environmental context Mercury (Hg) is a non-essential metal that can accumulate in aquatic
biota, including top predators such as elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) and biomagnifying …

Fish is an important food item in the diet of humans, whereas it is also a major source of
exposure to toxic chemicals. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury (Hg) are …

Abstract Ecological Risk Assessment for the Effects of Fishing (ERAEF) is an assignment
process of magnitudes and probabilities to the damaging effects of fishing activities, and is …

O mercúrio (Hg) é um elemento químico que pode ser encontrado em todos os
compartimentos ambientais: ar, água, solo, sedimento e biota (Lacerda, 2007) …

RESUMO A necessidade de consumo por proteína de qualidade para garantir uma
alimentação saudável e uma nutrição adequada, tem estimulado o aumento na demanda …