Total mercury and its distribution in blue crab and deep water pink shrimp from Alexandria coast.
Total mercury content and its distribution in muscles and viscera of male and female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus Rothbum) and deep water pink shrimp (Parapenacus longirostris) 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% of total mercury were accumulated in the viscera of both species which indicates that the mercury entered in these organisms via the feed chain.
Food Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria, Egypt.
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D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura / Q000378:metabolism*; D033364:Decapoda / Q000378:metabolism*; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D008628:Mercury