Table 1.
Mercury concentrations: median (minimum-maximum value) (μg g−1 dw) in tissues and organs of herring (Clupea harengus); flounder (Platichthys flesus); cod (Gadus morhua); and seals (Halichoerus grypus) living in the Baltic Sea and in the sealarium, the penguin (Spheniscus demersus), the great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), and the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
| Liver | Kidney | Adrenal | Muscles | Lung/gills | Heart | Stomach | Spleen | Intestine | Pancreas | Brain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clupea harengus (Falkowska et al. 2010) | ||||||||||
| 0.14 (0.03–0.28) | 0.19 (0.02–1.59) | No data | 0.08 (0.03–0.26) | 0.013 (0.001–0.04) | 0.10 (0.03–0.036) | No data | 0.12 (0.03–0.50) | 0.12 (0.04–0.72) | No data | 0.03 (0.01–0.11) |
| Platichthys flesus (Falkowska et al. 2010) | ||||||||||
| 0.06 (0.001–1.14) | 0.13 (0.003–1.01) | No data | 0.17 (0.003–0.79) | 0.01 (0.004–0.08) | 0.15 (0.001–1.56) | No data | 0.12 (0.003–1.55) | 0.07 (0.004–0.47) | No data | 0.05 (0.004–0.44) |
| Gadus morhua (Falkowska et al. 2010) | ||||||||||
| 0.05 (0.01–1.12) | 0.07 (0.01–0.48) | No data | 0.11 (0.03–1.22) | 0.02 (0.002–0.12) | 0.19 (0.02–1.02) | No data | 0.10 (0.03–1.96) | 0.08 (0.01–1.22) | No data | 0.18 (0.03–1.30 |
| Halichoerus grypus in the wild | ||||||||||
| 297.88 (1.39–974.57) | 12.05 (1.81–19.83) | 4.17 (1.79–6.56) | 1.81 (0.38–5.07) | 2.36 (0.11–8.53) | 1.18 (0.12–3.21) | 1.84 (1.29–2.39) | 45.32 (0.19–173.93) | 0.98 (0.15–2.06) | 1.63 (0.23-4.12) | 0.33 (0.09–0.53) |
| Halichoerus grypus in the sealarium | ||||||||||
| 37.44 (1.22–57.96) | 11.05 (0.71–16.05) | 0.51 (0.48–0.54) | 0.66 (0.39–0.82) | 0.25 (0.17–0.43) | 0.38 (0.16–0.59) | 0.26 (0.21–0.31) | 0.57 (0.30–0.85) | 0.39 (0.37–0.41) | 0.39 (0.24–0.54) | 0.15 (0.14–0.17) |
| Spheniscus demersus (Falkowska et al. 2012) | ||||||||||
| 1.63 (1.46–3.04) | 0.89 (0.63–1.82) | No data | 1.13 (0.67–1.36) | 0.87 (0.55–1.46) | 0.90 (0.23–0.99) | No data | No data | No data | No data | 0.56 (0.17–0.74) |
| Larus marinus (Szumiło et al. 2013) | ||||||||||
| 2.18 (0.61–6.81) | 1.57 (0.92–4.44) | No data | 0.53 (0.33–5.14) | 0.88 (0.56–3.37) | 0.58 (0,31–3.23) | No data | No data | No data | No data | 0.51 (0.20- 1.57) |
| Phalacrocorax carbo (Misztal-Szkudlińska et al. 2013) | ||||||||||
| 7.71 (1.42–80.72 | 13.11 (1.25–298) | No data | 1.83 (0.49–5.56) | 2.43 (0.81–7.92) | No data | 1.28 (0.31–4.67) | No data | 1.39 (0.28–6.18) | No data | no data |
Data of mercury concentration are presented on dry weight