Oviparous Catsharks Accumulate Mercury in Deep-Sea Brine Pool Nurseries

Since the Eocene, oviparous deep-sea sharks and rays have used deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps and hydrothermal vents as nurseries, where they lay eggs en masse. Benthic fluxes in these extreme habitats may enrich seawater with toxic metals such as mercury (Hg). We asked whether this phenomenon may lead...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental science & technology letters 2024-10, Vol.11 (10), p.1103-1109
Hauptverfasser:	Sisma-Ventura, Guy, Herut, Barak, Segal, Yael, Stern, Nir, Makovsky, Yizhaq, Rubin-Blum, Maxim
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Occurrence, Fate, and Transport of Aquatic and Terrestrial Contaminants
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