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Mercury Levels in Sediments and Mangrove Oysters, Crassostrea rizophorae, from the North Coast of Villa Clara, Cuba

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Susana Olivares Rieumont, Professor David GrahamORCiD

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Abstract

Total mercury levels were quantified in sediments and oyster tissues (Crassostrea rizophorae) from the Sagua la Grande River estuary and offshore mangrove keys 19 km downstream of a chlor-alkali plant (CAP) in Villa Clara, Cuba. Relatively elevated total mercury levels were found in sediments from the estuary itself, ranging from 0.507 to 1.81 lg g-1 dry weight. However, levels were lower in sediments from the keys farther from the estuary. Oyster mercury levels were always acceptable for human consumption, although levels significantly correlated in sediments and oysters across sampling sites (p\0.05), which suggests that mercury from the CAP is impacting coastal water quality conditions.

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Author(s): Olivares-Rieumont S, Lima L, Rivero S, Graham DW, Alonso-Hernandez C, Bolano Y

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Year: 2012

Volume: 88

Issue: 4

Pages: 589-593

Print publication date: 09/02/2012

ISSN (print): 0007-4861

ISSN (electronic): 1432-0800

Publisher: Springer New York LLC

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0544-8

DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0544-8

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