Journal
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
Volume 226, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105567
Keywords
Accumulation; Bioassay; Fish; Inorganic Hg; Removal
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- CONICET
- SECYT
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The increasing contamination of water bodies with mercury (Hg) raises concerns about the possible effects of this metal on native fish species. Our current understanding of its dynamics in fish organs remains limited. In this study, adult individuals of the native species Astyanax eigenmanniorum were exposed to three environmentally relevant HgCl2 concentrations (5, 100, and 170 mu g L-1) for 96 h. To evaluate total Hg (THg) elimination, new individuals were exposed to 100 mu g L-1 of HgCl2 (96 h), and at the end of the exposure period, half of the fish were placed in tanks with clean water for 168 h. In both assays, the organs were removed, and THg levels were measured using ICP-MS. The uptake of IHg in A. eigenmanniorum showed a differential accumulation in the organs. Gills, intestine, and brain were the tissues with the highest THg levels. Finally, no elimination of THg in the water was observed, but intestine and gills significantly removed the THg accumulated. Probably a Hg redistribution through the tissues could take place.
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