Bioakumulace chemických forem (specií) rtuti ve vodních ekosystémech

• Title in English: Bioaccumulation of mercury chemical forms (species) in aquatic ecosystems
• Authors: HOUSEROVÁ Pavlína; KUBÁŇ Vlastimil; PAVLÍČKOVÁ Jana; SPURNÝ Petr; KOMÁREK Josef
• Year of publication: 2005
• Type: Article in Proceedings
• Conference: Mikroelementy 2005
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Environment influence on health
• Keywords: mercury; species
• Description: In studied aquatic ecosystem of ponds the increase (bioaccumulation) of total mercury and methylmercury was observed with increasing level of the food pyramid. The concentrations of total mercury and methylmercury were determined in sediments, in selected tissues of aquatic birds (muscle, intestines, liver, kidney) and fish (muscle, liver, kidneys, skin, gills).

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