Total mercury and its distribution in blue crab and deep water pink shrimp from Alexandria coast
✍ Scribed by Moustafa, E. K. ;Moharram, Y. G. ;El-Sokkary, I. ;Telb, A. I.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 168 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0027-769X
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✦ Synopsis
Total mercury content and its distribution in muscles and viscera of male and female blue crab (Cullinecfes supidus Rothbum) and deep water pink shrimp (Purupenarus longirosfris) collected from the 3 main fishing grounds near the Alexandria coast in the Mediterranean sea was estimated. The results indicate that the mercury content in the muscles of both species differ according to fishing areas, size, sex, and species. More than 75 yo of total mercury were accumulated in the viscera of both species which indicates that the mercury entered in these organisms via the feed chain.