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Title:
Accumulation and elimination of methylmercury in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) following dietary exposure.
Authors:
Amlund H, Lundebye AK, Berntssen MHG
Drug:
Methylmercury
Fish species:
Cod, Atlantic
Date:
2007
t1/2-hr:
9048
Sample:
blood
Ave Weight (gm):
561
Ave Water temp (°C):
11
Water:
Saltwater
Dosage:
0.95 +/- 0.03 ug/g in feed, 3 months
Route:
PO
Comments:
Water was provided via a flow-through system, and the amount was increased as the fish grew. Concentrations (ug/g) from graph: 10d = 0.03, 20d = 0.055, 86d =0.09, 177d = 0.02, Salinity 27 ppt. Blood accumulation from 0.01 to 0.09 in 3 months, then to 0.02 in 3 monts dep.
Citation:
Aquatic Toxicology 83:323-330
Dep-time:
>3 months
Link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.05.008
Genus Species:
Gadus morhua
Drug Class:
Metal-Mercury
t1/2-detail:
377 d
Wt gm-detail:
initial 325+/-93 end=796+/-196g
Water temp (°C)-detail:
11.1+/- 1.3 C
Dosage-detail:
0.95 +/- 0.03 ug/g in feed, 3 months
Method:
ICP, MS
Authors-red:
Amlund H, Lundebye AK, Berntssen MHG
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