Methylmercury in marine fish from Malaysian waters and its relationship to total mercury content.

• Main Authors: Hajeb, Parvaneh, Selamat, Jinap, Abu Bakar, Fatimah, Bakar, Jamilah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15622/1/Methylmercury%20in%20marine%20fish%20from%20Malaysian%20waters%20and%20its%20relationship%20to%20total%20mercury%20content.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15622/

The study evaluated methylmercury concentrations, the methylmercury to total mercury ratio (%MeHg) and their correlations in ten fish species from different trophic levels. Methylmercury levels in fish studied were in the range of 0.007 to 0.914 µg g−1 wet wt. Muscle tissue of predatory fish contain...