RT Report
T1 Mercury in the Mediterranean - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 98
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Bernhard, M.
K1 mercury
K1 seabed
K1 air
K1 marine biology
K1 marine mammal
K1 marine fauna
K1 fish
K1 pollution control
K1 pollution source
K1 biogeochemistry
K1 marine environment
K1 bacteria
K1 marine ecosystem
K1 Mediterranean region
K1 fishery product
K1 health hazard
K1 health
YR 1988
FD 1988
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31540
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31540
NO Following the tragic events of methyl mercury poisoning through seafoods in Japan (Minamata Bay) and the discovery of high mercury (Hg) levels in Swedish fish also in the Mediterranean area high mercury levels ..ere found in several seafoods, especially in tuna and swordfish. In the following literature survey both data generated in the frame of the ..MED POL programme and data published independently in the scientific literature on the mercury levels in various components of the Mediterranean marine environment will be discussed and where opportune compared with mercury levels from other marine regions. The information available on uptake, release andtransformation of different chemical species of mercury by marine biota will be reviewed. Special attention will be given to the question of the biotic and abiotic origin of methyl mercury, since due to its prevalence in seafoods and its elevated toxicity, this mercury species is of special concern.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026