Mediterranean mercury assessment 2022: an updated budget, health consequences, and research perspectives

D Cossa, J Knoery, D Bănaru… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) and especially its methylated species (MeHg) are toxic chemicals that
contaminate humans via the consumption of seafood. The most recent UNEP Global …

Mercury contamination in fish and its effects on the health of pregnant women and their fetuses, and guidance for fish consumption—a narrative review

B Chen, S Dong - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
As a principal source of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (3FAs), which provide vital health
benefits, fish consumption also comes with the additional benefit of being rich in diverse …

Bluefin tuna reveal global patterns of mercury pollution and bioavailability in the world's oceans

CM Tseng, SJ Ang, YS Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Bluefin tuna (BFT), highly prized among consumers, accumulate high levels of mercury (Hg)
as neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg). However, how Hg bioaccumulation varies among …

Levels of mercury, methylmercury and selenium in fish: insights into children food safety

G Barone, A Storelli, D Meleleo, A Dambrosio… - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Total mercury (THg), methylmercury (MeHg), and selenium (Se) concentrations were
measured in various commercially important fish species. The benefit–risk binomial …

Heavy metals in unprocessed or minimally processed foods consumed by humans worldwide: a scoping review

S Collado-López, L Betanzos-Robledo… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals (HM) can be accumulated along the food chain; their presence in food is a
global concern for human health because some of them are toxic even at low …

Mercury and selenium in fish from the eastern part of the Adriatic Sea: A risk-benefit assessment in vulnerable population groups

AS Grgec, Z Kljaković-Gašpić, T Orct, V Tičina… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The study examines the levels of total mercury (Hg) and selenium (Se) in the muscle tissue
of 12 commercially important fish species (n= 717) from 48 locations in the eastern Adriatic …

[HTML][HTML] Anthropogenic hyperactivity for natural resources increases heavy metals concentrations in the environment: Toxicity of healthy food and cancer risks …

DJ Machate - Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic hyperactivities for natural resources cause increasing concentrations of
heavy metals and metalloids in the environment, which hazard human health. This review …

Determination of mercury, methylmercury and selenium concentrations in elasmobranch meat: fish consumption safety

A Storelli, G Barone, R Garofalo, A Busco… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study measures total mercury (THg), methylmercury (MeHg) and selenium (Se)
concentrations in elasmobranch fish from an Italian market with the aim of evaluating the risk …

Global mercury concentrations in biota: Their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework

DC Evers, JT Ackerman, S Åkerblom, D Bally, N Basu… - Ecotoxicology, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Determination of Hg and Se in swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from Mediterranean Sea: Implications for nutritional recommendations during pregnancy and childhood

F Girolametti, A Annibaldi, S Illuminati, O Carnevali… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) are important marine predators facing potential mercury (Hg)
contamination. This study analyzed Hg levels in swordfish muscle tissue from two …