A study on the mercury content in muscles in the fish family Carangidae from the fishing grounds off the coast of north-west Africa

The mercury content in muscles was determined for 171 fishes belonging to three species of the family Carangidae. Significant differences in the content of this element were found between the species. Moreover, as regards the horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), no correlation was detected between...

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Main Authors: A. Chodyniecki, M. Kurpios, M. Protasowicki, J. Babińska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 1976-12-01
Series:Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
Online Access:https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/24861/download/pdf/