@article{02d1bf5df4cd440488614b8baf64a4d6,
title = "Mercury in muscle and liver of ten ray species from Northwest Mexico",
abstract = "We determined total mercury (Hg) distribution in muscle and liver of ten ray species and assessed health risk considering Hg levels in muscle and average consumption of rays in Mexico. Rays were collected from five sites in NW Mexico between March and November 2012. Hg concentrations ranged from 4.465μgg-1 in muscle of the longtail stingray Dasyatis longa to 0.036μgg-1 in liver of the diamond stingray Dasyatis dipterura. Considering all the individuals, Hg in muscle (1.612±1.322μgg-1) was significantly (p<0.05) higher than in liver (0.745±0.616μgg-1). Regarding local health risk assessment, none of the ray species may cause adverse effects on consumers.",
keywords = "Batoid fish, Eastern Pacific, Mercury, Mexico, Rays, Tissue distribution",
author = "J. Ruelas-Inzunza and O. Escobar-S{\'a}nchez and J. Patr{\'o}n-G{\'o}mez and Moreno-S{\'a}nchez, {X. G.} and A. Murillo-Olmeda and M. Spanopoulos-Hern{\'a}ndez and D. Corro-Espinosa",
note = "Funding Information: We thank G. Ram{\'i}rez-Rez{\'e}ndiz for computing assistance. This project was partially funded by the United States PADI foundation (Application Number 7759) and the Ministry of Public Education of Mexico (Project REDES PROMEP/103.5/12/4812). Thanks are due to Programa de Mejoramiento del Profesorado (PROMEP) for a post-doctoral fellowship. Trips to artisanal fishing sites visits were funded by Instituto Nacional de Pesca of Mexico. We thank fishermen of Sinaloa and Sonora states for their help during sampling. We thank L.A. Gustavo Andrade Dom{\'i}nguez of the Shark Program of the CRIP-Mazatl{\'a}n for their technical assistance. XGMS thanks to Instituto Polit{\'e}cnico Nacional (IPN) for the economic support through the Contrataci{\'o}n por Excelencia Program. ",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.010",
language = "Ingl{\'e}s",
volume = "77",
pages = "434--436",
journal = "Marine Pollution Bulletin",
issn = "0025-326X",
number = "1-2",
}