Mercury (Hg) and especially its methylated species (MeHg) are toxic chemicals that
contaminate humans via the consumption of seafood. The most recent UNEP Global …

The semi-enclosed nature of the Mediterranean Sea, together with its smaller inertia due to
the relative short residence time of its water masses, make it highly reactive to external …

Trace metal contamination in the European sardine and anchovy food web was investigated
in the Gulf of Lions, NW Mediterranean Sea, including seawater and size fractions of …

Plankton plays a prominent role in the bioaccumulation of mercury (Hg). The MERITE-
HIPPOCAMPE campaign was carried out in spring 2019 along a north-south transect …

A total of 1345 specimens belonging to 58 different species of wild fish and seafood from the
western Mediterranean Sea were analyzed to assess total mercury levels and to estimate …

Mercury (Hg) is a global contaminant of environmental concern. Numerous factors
influencing its bioaccumulation in marine organisms have already been described at both …

This paper looks at experiential feedback and the technical and scientific challenges tied to
the MERITE-HIPPOCAMPE cruise that took place in the Mediterranean Sea in spring 2019 …

An important provision of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to monitor and evaluate
the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the …

Methylmercury (MeHg) determinations in hake, its food-chain, and the surrounding waters
and sediments allowed us to show that the higher length or age normalized mercury …

Cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) are toxic metals with increasing interest due to
their tendency to bioaccumulate in fish tissue which may pose a threat to human health via …