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TI Are red mullet efficient as bio-indicators of mercury contamination? A case study from the French Mediterranean
BT 
AF CRESSON, Pierre
   BOUCHOUCHA, Marc
   MIRALLES, F.
   ELLEBOODE, Romain
   MAHE, Kelig
   MARUSCZAK, Nicolas
   THEBAULT, Herve
   COSSA, Daniel
AS 1:1,2;2:1;3:1;4:2;5:2;6:1,5;7:3;8:1,4;
FF 1:PDG-RBE-HMMN-RHBL;2:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC;3:;4:PDG-RBE-HMMN-RHBL;5:PDG-RBE-HMMN-RHBL;6:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC;7:;8:PDG-RBE-BE-LBCM;
C1 IFREMER, Ctr Mediterranee, F-83507 La Seyne Sur Mer, France.
   IFREMER, Ctr Manche Mer Nord, F-62321 Boulogne Sur Mer, France.
   Inst Radioprotect & Surete Nucl, PRP ENV SESURE LERCM, F-83507 La Seyne Sur Mer, France.
   Univ Joseph Fourier, ISTerre, F-38041 Grenoble, France.
   Univ Toulouse 3, CNRS IRD, Lab Geosci Environm Toulouse, Observ Midi Pyrenees, F-31400 Toulouse, France.
C2 IFREMER, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   IRSN, FRANCE
   UNIV GRENOBLE, FRANCE
   UNIV TOULOUSE, FRANCE
SI BOULOGNE
   TOULON
SE PDG-RBE-HMMN-RHBL
   PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC
   IRSN
   PDG-RBE-BE-LBCM
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
   copubli-univ-france
IF 3.099
TC 26
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00244/35514/34083.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Mercury;Bio-indicator;Fish;Mullus spp.;Mediterranean
AB Mercury (Hg) is one of the main chemicals currently altering Mediterranean ecosystems. Red mullet (Mullus barbatus and M. surmuletus) have been widely used as quantitative bio-indicators of chemical contamination. In this study, we reassess the ability of these species to be used as efficient bio-indicators of Hg contamination by monitoring during 18 months Hg concentrations in muscle tissue of mullet sampled from 5 French Mediterranean coastal areas. Mean concentrations ranged between 0.23 and 0.78 μg g−1 dry mass for both species. Values were consistent with expected contamination patterns of all sites except Corsica. Results confirmed that red mullets are efficient bio-indicators of Hg contamination. Nevertheless, the observed variability in Hg concentrations calls for caution regarding the period and the sample size. Attention should be paid to environmental and biologic specificities of each studied site, as they can alter the bioaccumulation of Hg, and lead to inferences about environmental Hg concentrations. 
PY 2015
PD FEB
SO Marine Pollution Bulletin
SN 0025-326X
PU Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd
VL 91
IS 1
UT 000350079700038
BP 191
EP 199
DI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.12.005
ID 35514
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