Trace Metals Distribution in Tissues of 10 Different Shark Species from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

As long-living apex predators, sharks tend to bioaccumulate trace metals through their diet. The distribution of Al, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, Zn and Hg in different tissues (muscle, liver, heart, gills and gonads) of large-size (58–390 cm) sharks, some of which rare, of the eastern...

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Main Authors: Eleni Roubie, Sotirios Karavoltsos, Aikaterini Sakellari, Nikolaos Katsikatsos, Manos Dassenakis, Persefoni Megalofonou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Fishes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/2/77