Table 1. Hg concentrations as determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS).
Total or I-Hg was determined in samples of in vitro exposed cells, laboratory animals or humans and wild animals that feed on marine diets. Total or I-Hg was determined in samples of in vitro exposed cells (HEp-2), laboratory animals or humans and wild animals that fed on marine diets.
| Sample | n | T-Hg (μg/g ww) | T-Hg (μg/g dw) | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEp-2, w/o I-Hg | Cytoplasm | a | 0.07 ± 0.05 | Here | |
| HEp-2, w/o I-Hg | Nucleus | a | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.03 | Here |
| HEp-2, I-Hg (60 μM, 4 h) | Cytoplasm | a | 0.94 ± 0.98 | Here | |
| HEp-2, I-Hg (60 μM, 4 h) | Nucleus | a | 2.74 ± 1.03 | 6.08 ± 2.29 | Here |
| Monkey (Macaca fascicularis), Me-Hg (50 μg/kg bw, 6 months) |
Brain b | 4 | 3.01 ± 0.28 (0.30 ± 0.15) c |
(Vahter et al., 1995) | |
| Monkey (Macaca fascicularis), Me-Hg (50 μg/kg bw, 12 months) |
Brain b | 4 | 4.32 ± 1.28 (0.43 ± 0.21) c |
(Vahter et al., 1995) | |
| Monkey (Macaca fascicularis), Me-Hg (50 μg/kg bw, 18 months) |
Brain b | 4 | 4.66 ± 0.57 (1.14 ± 0.61) c |
(Vahter et al., 1995) | |
| Human, mother, at parturition, Faroe Islands |
Hair | 914 | 4.27 (2.6–7.7) d |
(Grandjean et al., 1997) | |
| Human, child, 12 month old, Faroe Islands |
Hair | 527 | 1.12 (0.69–1.88) d |
(Grandjean et al., 1997) | |
| Human, child, 7 years old, Faroe Islands |
Hair | 903 | 2.99 (1.7–6.1) d |
(Grandjean et al., 1997) | |
| Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus), juveniles, Iceland coastal | Hair | 6 | 4.02 ± 1.82 | (Bocharova et al., 2013) | |
| Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus), juveniles, Iceland inland | Hair | 5 | 4.50 ± 1.92 | (Bocharova et al., 2013) | |
| Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus), adult, Iceland coastal | Hair | 10 | 14.52 ± 2.51 | (Bocharova et al., 2013) | |
| Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus), adult, Iceland inland | Hair | 6 | 2.89 ± 1.31 | (Bocharova et al., 2013) | |
| Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), Norway | Liver | 15 | 3.0 ± 2.7 | (Knudsen et al., 2007) | |
| Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), North Pacific | Liver | 15 | 14.2 ± 10 | (Kim et al., 1996) | |
| Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), North Pacific | Kidney | 5 | 6.7 ± 3 | (Kim et al., 1996) | |
| Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), North Pacific | Muscle | 5 | 1.4 ± 1 | (Kim et al., 1996) | |
| Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), North Pacific | Feathers | 17 | 4.8 ± 2.4 | (Kim et al., 1996) | |
| Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Sanricu, Japan | Liver | 24 | 165 ± 132 | (Ikemoto et al., 2004) | |
| Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Sanricu, Japan | Kidney | 20 | 4.4 ± 1.4 | (Ikemoto et al., 2004) | |
| Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Sanricu, Japan | Muscle | 20 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | (Ikemoto et al., 2004) | |
| Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Sanricu, Japan | Hair | 20 | 4.9 ± 1.1 | (Ikemoto et al., 2004) |
Notes.
a
6 ∗ 106 cells/fraction, triplicated experiments.
b
T-Hg or I-Hg concentrations in different brain sites (cerebellum, occipital pole, pons, motor strip, frontal pole, thalamus and pituitary) were averaged for this table; obese and control monkeys were excluded.
c
I-Hg.
d
Interquartile range.
- Bw
- body weight
- dw
- dry weight
- I-Hg
- inorganic mercury
- Me-Hg
- organic mercury
- T-Hg
- total mercury
- ww
- wet weight