[Total methylmercury/mercury ratio in various species of fish caught along the coast of West Africa].
The ratio methylmercury/total mercury in most of the fishes from Senegalese and Mauritanian coasts in about 50%. It reaches the 100% value for only two species: the "Barracuda" dreadful predator, and the "Merou bronze", known as "thioff" and particularly prized in Senegal; for these fish, we have only analysed big specimens, from 8 to 10 kg.
D000354:Africa, Western; D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D008767:Methylmercury Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D012675:Senegal
D008767:Methylmercury Compounds; D008628:Mercury
Rapport méthylmercure/mercure total dans différentes espèces de poissons pêchés sur les côtes de l'Afrique de l'Ouest.