Marine Mercury Bioaccumulation
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editor: Luiz Drude de Lacerda
- Language: English
Marine Mercury Bioaccumulation presents state-of-the-art research on mercury bioaccumulation in marine life. Written by leading experts in marine toxicology, this book delive… Read more
Description
Description
Marine Mercury Bioaccumulation presents state-of-the-art research on mercury bioaccumulation in marine life. Written by leading experts in marine toxicology, this book delivers the latest information on monitoring and modeling mercury biomagnification in key marine taxa. Early chapters introduce the basic biology and ecology of how mercury travels through marine organisms and accumulates within marine food webs. Central chapters discuss the current status and exposure risks of key taxa, including marine vegetation, invertebrates, fishes, mammals, and birds. The book concludes with an assessment of human exposure to mercury through seafood products and novel modeling tools to assess environmental exposure risks and bioaccumulation.
Users will find this to be a great resource for a global assessment of mercury contamination in the ocean, including biological resources, monitoring and modeling, current tools, existing research gaps, and suggestions on how to improve our monitoring and policy tools for improved safety of marine life and human consumption. This is an indispensable tool for researchers, resource managers, fisheries stakeholders, and students alike.
Users will find this to be a great resource for a global assessment of mercury contamination in the ocean, including biological resources, monitoring and modeling, current tools, existing research gaps, and suggestions on how to improve our monitoring and policy tools for improved safety of marine life and human consumption. This is an indispensable tool for researchers, resource managers, fisheries stakeholders, and students alike.
Key features
Key features
- Summarizes state-of-the-art research on mercury accumulation in marine biota
- Provides a worldwide database on mercury concentrations and distribution in key marine taxa
- Features insights from global experts on current practices for mercury monitoring and pollution assessment
Readership
Readership
Academic researchers, industry scientists and stakeholders, policymakers, government employees in the fields of marine ecology and toxicology
Table of contents
Table of contents
CHAPTER 1 Chemistry of Hg in the ocean and its influence on bioaccumulation
Lars-Eric Heimbürger-Boavida
CHAPTER 2 Mercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification within marine organisms from the Argentine Sea – an overview after 40 years of studies
Jorge E. Marcovecchio, Silvia G. De Marco, Noelia S. Colla, Claudia Domini, Pablo S. Magani, Laura Ferrer
CHAPTER 3 Applications of mercury stable isotopes in marine biota: external factors influencing bioaccumulation. Literature review.
Maya Urban, Holger Hintelmann, Jane Kirk
CHAPTER 4 Mercury and methylmercury uptake and trophic transfer within planktonic food webs
Robert Mason
CHAPTER 5 Mercury interactions and bioaccumulation in trophic chains of the Gulf of California and its potential risk to coastal communities
Jaqueline Garcia-Hernández
CHAPTER 6 The mechanisms and controls of mercury incorporation and bioaccumulation in large pelagic fish
Moisés F. Bezerra, Andréia S. Campos, Felipe A. A. Goyanna
CHAPTER 7 Understanding mercury (Hg) bioaccumulation in sea turtles
César Barrios-Rodriguez
CHAPTER 8 The Mediterranean as a demonstration system for Minamata effectiveness evaluation: Linking marine mercury cycling to seafood contamination and human exposure
Milena Horvat, Adna Alilović, Ermira Begu, Jan Gačnik, David Kocman, Jože Kotnik, Janja Snoj Tratnik, Oleg Travnikov, Vanja Usenik, Igor Živkovič
CHAPTER 9 Mercury bioaccumulation in marine mammals from the Southern Hemisphere: trends and perspectives
Bárbara Manhães, Lucas R. Tovar, Nara Oliveira-Ferreira, Tatiana L. Bisi, José Lailson-Brito
CHAPTER 10 Mercury in wild and farmed shrimp: sources, bioaccumulation, effects, and health risk assessment
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda, Uriel Arreguin-Rebolledo, Federico Páez-Osuna, Martín G. Frías-Espericueta
CHAPTER 11 Mercury bioaccumulation in mangrove trees
Luiz Drude de Lacerda, Carlos Eduardo de Rezende
CHAPTER 12 Methylmercury dynamics revealed by stable mercury isotopes in marine biota
Ruoyu Sun, Songjin Li
CHAPTER 13 Mercury in the Earth system: Biogeochemical cycling, trophic transfer, and preservation in ancient biological records
Igor Hamid, Luiz Rafael S. Nascimento, Ana Paula A. Benigno
CHAPTER 14 Metallic epidemic: fishers’ ecological knowledge contributing to understanding mercury bioaccumulation and its effects in tropical fisheries
Paula E. R. Pereyra, Gustavo Hallwass, Renato A. M. Silvano
CHAPTER 15 Modelling mercury in the marine environment and food webs: State of the art and future needs
Johannes Bieser, Anne Sørensen, Ginevra Rosati, David Amptmeijer
CHAPTER 16 Translating mercury bioaccumulation evidence into policy action: A Minamata-oriented framework for marine and coastal food-web exposure
Luis E. Fernandez
CHAPTER 17 Marine Hg bioaccumulation in a scenario of global change
Luiz Drude de Lacerda
Lars-Eric Heimbürger-Boavida
CHAPTER 2 Mercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification within marine organisms from the Argentine Sea – an overview after 40 years of studies
Jorge E. Marcovecchio, Silvia G. De Marco, Noelia S. Colla, Claudia Domini, Pablo S. Magani, Laura Ferrer
CHAPTER 3 Applications of mercury stable isotopes in marine biota: external factors influencing bioaccumulation. Literature review.
Maya Urban, Holger Hintelmann, Jane Kirk
CHAPTER 4 Mercury and methylmercury uptake and trophic transfer within planktonic food webs
Robert Mason
CHAPTER 5 Mercury interactions and bioaccumulation in trophic chains of the Gulf of California and its potential risk to coastal communities
Jaqueline Garcia-Hernández
CHAPTER 6 The mechanisms and controls of mercury incorporation and bioaccumulation in large pelagic fish
Moisés F. Bezerra, Andréia S. Campos, Felipe A. A. Goyanna
CHAPTER 7 Understanding mercury (Hg) bioaccumulation in sea turtles
César Barrios-Rodriguez
CHAPTER 8 The Mediterranean as a demonstration system for Minamata effectiveness evaluation: Linking marine mercury cycling to seafood contamination and human exposure
Milena Horvat, Adna Alilović, Ermira Begu, Jan Gačnik, David Kocman, Jože Kotnik, Janja Snoj Tratnik, Oleg Travnikov, Vanja Usenik, Igor Živkovič
CHAPTER 9 Mercury bioaccumulation in marine mammals from the Southern Hemisphere: trends and perspectives
Bárbara Manhães, Lucas R. Tovar, Nara Oliveira-Ferreira, Tatiana L. Bisi, José Lailson-Brito
CHAPTER 10 Mercury in wild and farmed shrimp: sources, bioaccumulation, effects, and health risk assessment
Gladys Valencia-Castañeda, Uriel Arreguin-Rebolledo, Federico Páez-Osuna, Martín G. Frías-Espericueta
CHAPTER 11 Mercury bioaccumulation in mangrove trees
Luiz Drude de Lacerda, Carlos Eduardo de Rezende
CHAPTER 12 Methylmercury dynamics revealed by stable mercury isotopes in marine biota
Ruoyu Sun, Songjin Li
CHAPTER 13 Mercury in the Earth system: Biogeochemical cycling, trophic transfer, and preservation in ancient biological records
Igor Hamid, Luiz Rafael S. Nascimento, Ana Paula A. Benigno
CHAPTER 14 Metallic epidemic: fishers’ ecological knowledge contributing to understanding mercury bioaccumulation and its effects in tropical fisheries
Paula E. R. Pereyra, Gustavo Hallwass, Renato A. M. Silvano
CHAPTER 15 Modelling mercury in the marine environment and food webs: State of the art and future needs
Johannes Bieser, Anne Sørensen, Ginevra Rosati, David Amptmeijer
CHAPTER 16 Translating mercury bioaccumulation evidence into policy action: A Minamata-oriented framework for marine and coastal food-web exposure
Luis E. Fernandez
CHAPTER 17 Marine Hg bioaccumulation in a scenario of global change
Luiz Drude de Lacerda
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Luiz Drude de Lacerda
Dr. Luiz Drude de Lacerda is Full Professor at the Federal University of Ceará’s Institute of Marine Sciences. He obtained his BSc, MSc, and PhD in Biophysics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and his research focuses on marine ecology, biogeochemistry, toxicology. He is a Senior Researcher at the National Research Council of Brazil and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, the Brazilian Climate Fund, the World Academy of Scientists, the Future Coasts Academy, the International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, and the UN Expert Panel of the Regular Process World Ocean Assessment. He has led the development of 21 books.
Affiliations and expertise
Federal University of Ceará Institute of Marine Sciences, Brazil