Assessment of the causes of Hg bioaccumulation in the fish of a Mediterranean lagoon subject to environmental management interventions

• Published in: Marine pollution bulletin Vol. 162; p. 111907
• Main Authors: Lenzi, M., Franchi, E., Leporatti-Persiano, M., D'Agostino, A., Gennaro, P., Marsili, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Animals; basins; Bioaccumulation; Commercial fishing; Commercial species; Concentration gradient; Conservation of Natural Resources; Contaminants; Contamination; DGT; direct contact; energy; Energy storage; Environmental management; Environmental Monitoring; Eutrophication; Fish; Fish contamination; Geologic Sediments; Heavy metal; Humans; Lagoon; Lagoons; macroalgae; marine pollution; Mercury; Mercury - analysis; Organic loading; Organic matter; Resuspension; Seaweeds; Sedentary species; Sediment; Sediment load; Sediments; Social behaviour; Thin films; Water circulation; Water column; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; wind; DGT; Lagoon; Fish contamination; Mercury; Heavy metal; Eutrophication

In a Mediterranean lagoon characterized by high levels of Hg in the sediment, Hg content in commercial fish species was determined, and, in order to establish Hg concentration in the water column, Diffusive Gradient in Thin films technique (DGT) was used. The results allowed to state (1) the disturb...