Inorganic mercury in the rock pool environment (Ligurian Sea)
Pane, L.; Capelli, R.; Paganelli, L.; Carli, A.M.
Bollettino della Societa Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale 77(1-3): 7-12
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-8771 PMID: 11512495 Document Number: 534712
In the present study the mercury concentration has been investigated in three components of a rock pool environment of Genoa Nervi (Ligurian Sea): water, particulate matter and Tigriopus fulvus (Harpacticoid copepod). The influence of some parameters (pH, temperature, salinity, rainfall) on mercury concentration has been evaluated. These data show that the mercury concentration is greater in Tigriopus males than in females and that the concentration also depends on temperature variations.