Accumulation of mercury by the marine copepod Acartia clausi.

Mercury Exposure in Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Admitted for Rehabilitation in Iowa, USA

“…In another example, the marine copepod Acartia clausi, subjected to 0.05 ug/l of mercury and higher, reached equilibrium with the medium in only 24 hours. In that study (Hirota et al 1983), BCF values for whole Acartia after 24-hour exposures were 14,360 for inorganic mercuric ion (0.05 ug/l) and, for methylmercury, 179,200 (0.05 ug/l) and 181,000 (0.1 ug/l).…”

“…1985Stokes et al 1981;Rodgers and Beamish 1982;Hirota et al 1983;Clarkson et al 1984;McClurg 1984;Niimi and Lowe-Jinde 1984;Ramamoorthy and Blumhagen 1984;Ribeyre and Boudou 1984;Thain 1984). Accumulation patterns were enhanced or significantly modified by numerous biological and abiotic factors (NAS 1978;Eisler 1978Eisler , 1981Eisler , 1984Eisler , 1985EPA 1980EPA , 1985Stokes et al 1981;Rodgers and Beamish 1982;Clarkson et al 1984;Ramamoorthy and Blumhagen 1984;Ribeyre and Boudou 1984).…”

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

“…In that study (Hirota et al 1983), BCF values for whole Acartia after 24-hr exposures were 14,360 for inorganic mercury ion (0.05 µg/L) and, for methylmercury, 179,200 (0.05 µg/L) and 181,000 (0.1 µg/L). In that study (Hirota et al 1983), BCF values for whole Acartia after 24-hr exposures were 14,360 for inorganic mercury ion (0.05 µg/L) and, for methylmercury, 179,200 (0.05 µg/L) and 181,000 (0.1 µg/L).…”

Mercury Hazards from Gold Mining to Humans, Plants, and Animals

“…In that study (Hirota et al 1983), BCF values for whole Acartia after 24-hr exposures were 14,360 for inorganic mercury ion (0.05 µg/L) and, for methylmercury, 179,200 (0.05 µg/L) and 181,000 (0.1 µg/L). Time to eliminate 50% of biologically assimilated mercury and its compounds (Tb 1/2 ) is variable.…”

“…High uptake and accumulation of mercury from the medium by representative species of marine and freshwater fishes and invertebrates are extensively documented (Kopfler 1974;Eisler 1978Eisler , 1981Birge et al 1979;Huckabee et al 1979;USEPA 1985;Stokes et al 1981;Rodgers and Beamish 1982;Hirota et al 1983;Clarkson et al 1984;McClurg 1984;Niimi and Lowe-Jindi 1984;Ramamoorthy and Blumhagen 1984;Ribeyre and Boudou 1984;Thain 1984;Newman and Doubet 1989;Angelow and Nicholls 1991;Wright et al 1991;Handy and Penrice 1993). Accumulation patterns were enhanced or significantly modified by a variety of biological and abiotic factors (USNAS 1978;Eisler 1978Eisler , 1981Eisler , 1984Eisler , 1985USEPA 1985;Stokes et al 1981;Rodgers and Beamish 1982;Clarkson et al 1984;Ramamoorthy and Blumhagen 1984;Ribeyre and Boudou 1984;Ponce and Bloom 1991;Odin et al 1995;Choi et al 1998).…”