Issue 4, 2000

Abstract

Hepatic levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, and selenium and levels of mercury and selenium in muscle tissue were analysed in tusk from the Nordfjord in Norway. With the exception of selenium in the muscle tissue, the metal levels were significantly higher in the fjord fish than in fish caught off the coast. No local source is known to explain the difference in levels, and this indicates that the fjord efficiently accumulates atmospheric contaminants. The present results demonstrate the importance of sampling area when determining levels of metals in marine organisms far from point sources. The liver was increasingly used as a storage compartment for mercury and selenium with increasing exposure.

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Apr 2000
Accepted
06 Jun 2000
First published
29 Jun 2000

J. Environ. Monit., 2000,2, 375-377

Mercury, cadmium, lead, and selenium in fish from a Norwegian fjord and off the coast, the importance of sampling locality

V. Berg, K. I. Ugland, N. R. Hareide, D. Groenningen and J. U. Skaare, J. Environ. Monit., 2000, 2, 375 DOI: 10.1039/B002784G

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