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

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 …

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

Biogeochemical tracers found in the hard parts of organisms are frequently used to answer
key ecological questions by linking the organism with the environment. However, the …

Whether considered as a risk for human health or as ecological tracers, contaminants'
concentrations measured in fish muscles are commonly expressed relative to wet or dry …

Although banned for years, organochlorine pesticides and PCBs continue to affect aquatic
life, dolphins being particularly exposed. The concentrations of 31 PCB congeners, and 15 …

Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) is a highly commercial fish species harvested in the
world's Oceans. Identifying the potential links between populations is one of the key tools …

Marine pollution is one of today's most relevant problems. Public awareness has been
raised about the harmful potential of heavy metals (HMs) accumulating in edible fish and …

Chemical contaminant concentrations in wild organisms are used to assess environmental
status under the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive. However, this approach is …

Abstract The European hake Merluccius merluccius is the third most valuable species for the
North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean fisheries. European hake has been rated as …