Mercury and selenium biomagnification in a coastal food web from the Gulf of California influenced by agriculture and shrimp aquaculture

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 28; no. 40; pp. 56175 - 56187
• Main Authors: Molina-García, Araceli, García-Hernández, Jaqueline, Soto-Jiménez, Martín Federico, Páez-Osuna, Federico, Jara-Marini, Martín Enrique
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquaculture; Aquaculture effluents; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Bioaccumulation; Biological magnification; Detoxification; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental science; Food chains; Food webs; Lagoons; Mercury; Organisms; Particulate emissions; Particulate matter; Research Article; Selenium; Stable isotopes; Trophic levels; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Gulf of California; Selenium; Mercury; Anthropogenic activities; Stable isotopes; Coastal lagoon; Biomagnification

The biomagnification of Hg and Se was studied using nitrogen stable isotope analysis during four seasons in a coastal lagoon of the eastern central Gulf of California. This lagoon receives agricultural, municipal, and shrimp aquaculture effluents. The species were categorized into organism groups an...