Presence, concentration and trends of metals: A baseline study of blacktail (Diplodus sargus capensis) and hottentot (Pachymetopon blochii) along the South African coastline

•Most metals (n=8) was significantly higher in blacktail than Hottentot.•13 and 1 blacktail fish exceeded the MALs for arsenic and mercury respectively.•Correlations between fish weight and metals were species and metal specific.

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Published inMarine pollution bulletin Vol. 121; no. 1-2; pp. 352 - 356
Main Authors O'Neill, Bernadette, Bosch, Adina C., Kerwath, Sven E., Sigge, Gunnar O., Hoffman, Louwrens C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 15.08.2017
Elsevier BV
Subjects
Baseline studies
Coasts
Contamination
Fish
Food contamination
Food security
Marine fishes
Metal concentrations
Metals
Security
South Africa
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Summary:•Most metals (n=8) was significantly higher in blacktail than Hottentot.•13 and 1 blacktail fish exceeded the MALs for arsenic and mercury respectively.•Correlations between fish weight and metals were species and metal specific.
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ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.014