Mercury concentrations in marine species from the coastal area of Tarragona Province, Spain. Dietary intake of mercury through fish and seafood consumption

摘要: A total of 592 samples 21 species fish, cephalopods, crustaceans and molluscs were analyzed for mercury concentrations between November 1992 February 1993 at four sites on the Tarragona coast in Catalonia, Spain. The results this study show that discharges into marine environment Province have increased content organisms, with fish being groups which accumulated highest levels element. In a subsequent study, individual dietary intake from seafood consumption by population was estimated to be 16 micrograms day-1. This would not signify health hazard consumers coastal waters.