Trace element pollutants in tissues of fishes at artificial reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico: are recreational anglers at risk from seafood consumption?

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• Personal Author:
  Swisshelm, Emalee ; Ganesh, Yahiminy ; Boyle, Kelly S. ; Zito, Phoebe ; Cox, T. Erin
• Corporate Authors:
  Louisiana Sea Grant College Program. ; University of New Orleans.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
• Sea Grant Program:
  LSU (Louisiana Sea Grant)
• Description:
  The socioeconomic value of artificial reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico (nGoM) is threatened by trace element (TE) pollutants that can accumulate in reef fish tissues and in turn be transferred to humans through consumption of seafood. This study examined the TEs, As (Arsenic), Co (Cobalt), Cr (Chromium), Cu (Copper), Hg (Mercury), Mn (Manganese), Mg (Magnesium), Pb (Lead), Se (Selenium) and Zn (Zinc) in the tissues of Red Snapper and Hg in three additional fish species collected at nearshore artificial reefs in the nGoM.
• Keywords:
  Artificial Reefs Contamination Marine Pollution Seafood Trace Elements Artificial Reefs Marine Pollution Trace Elements
• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Non-series Report
• Place as Subject:
  Gulf Coast (U.S.)
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3025886207e38baa72fa7f89d056b4f67c28b81731023e1daa4e02088408c9ec7737837e78db9e156ba696a9062ae46a791c59c3a93b9d241ffdb6dace006e6d
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/69947/noaa_69947_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 436.69 KB ]