Mercury Levels in Sediments and Mangrove Oysters, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Crassostrea rizophorae,</Emphasis> from the North Coast of Villa Clara,Cuba |
| |
| Authors: | S?Olivares-Rieumont L?Lima S?Rivero Email author" target="_blank">D?W?GrahamEmail author C?Alonso-Hernandez Y?Bola?o |
| |
| Institution: | 1.Laboratorio de Análisis Ambiental,Instituto Superior de Tecnologías y Ciencias Aplicadas,Habana,Cuba;2.Grupo Empresarial Pesca Cuba,Habana,Cuba;3.School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Cassie Building,Newcastle University,Newcastle upon Tyne,UK;4.Centro de Estudio Ambientales de Cienfuegos,Cienfuegos,Cuba |
| |
| Abstract: | Total mercury levels were quantified in sediments and oyster tissues (Crassostrea rizophorae) from the Sagua la Grande River estuary and offshore mangrove keys 19 km downstream of a chlor-alkali plant (CAP) in Villa
Clara, Cuba. Relatively elevated total mercury levels were found in sediments from the estuary itself, ranging from 0.507
to 1.81 μg g−1 dry weight. However, levels were lower in sediments from the keys farther from the estuary. Oyster mercury levels were always
acceptable for human consumption, although levels significantly correlated in sediments and oysters across sampling sites
(p < 0.05), which suggests that mercury from the CAP is impacting coastal water quality conditions. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
| 本文献已被 PubMed SpringerLink 等数据库收录！ |
|
