Global Patterns of Mercury Speciation and Biomagnification in Sharks: Ecological Drivers and Food Safety Implications
-EU Hg limit. Target Hazard Quotients exceeded 1 for deep-sea and large pelagic sharks, highlighting tangible health risks. Elevated MeHg levels in commercial fillets confirm consumer exposure. Species with the highest MeHg burdens are heavily exploited and threatened, identifying globally traded sharks as hotspots of human Hg exposure.
Authors
- Roberta Bettinetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7481-6190)
- Fulvio Garibaldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3421-7182)
- Alberto Maggi
- Ginevra Boldrocchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-4687)
- Damiano Monticelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9086-2760)
- Davide Spanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7948-2839)
- Alejandro Ruiz López
- Luca Lanteri
Institutions
- University of Insubria (IT)
- University of Genoa (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6c01257
- Primary Topic
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00