Mercury in Marine Organisms of the Tay Region

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Jul 1972

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Nature, Volume 238, Issue 5360, pp. 164-165 (1972).

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THERE has been increasing concern recently about the quantities of heavy metals, such as mercury, which may accumulate in many organisms. In spite of studies in Japan1, Sweden2-4 and North America5,6, concentrations of mercury in populations of marine algae and invertebrates have received little attention, notably in the United Kingdom. Klein and Goldberg6 reported average mercury concentrations in epibenthic animals from near La Jolla, California, of 0.9 p.p.m. dry weight with a maximum of 21 p.p.m. in a cowry (Cypraea sp.) and values of 0.037 p.p.m. and 0.023 p.p.m. have been recorded in the algae Laminaria hyperborea and Fucus vesiculosus7. We present here data on mercury concentrations which were found in some organisms collected from the Tay region. These vary according to the sampling area examined and are highest in organisms receiving direct discharge from the Tay.

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