Are concentrations of pollutants in sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii) a cause for concern? A systematic review

GP Tiktak, D Butcher, PJ Lawrence, J Norrey… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review represents a comprehensive analysis on pollutants in elasmobranchs including
meta-analysis on the most studied pollutants: mercury, cadmium, PCBs and DDTs, in muscle …

You are what you eat, microplastics in porbeagle sharks from the North East Atlantic: method development and analysis in spiral valve content and tissue

T Maes, J van Diemen de Jel, AD Vethaak… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Researchers worldwide are studying the environmental distribution and impacts of
manufactured or environmentally fragmented small pieces of plastics, so called …

A genetic epidemiological mega analysis of smoking initiation in adolescents

HH Maes, E Prom-Wormley, LJ Eaves… - Nicotine & Tobacco …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: Previous studies in adolescents were not adequately powered to accurately
disentangle genetic and environmental influences on smoking initiation (SI) across …

Characterization of halogenated organic compounds in pelagic sharks and sea turtles using a nontargeted approach

A Renaguli, S Fernando, TM Holsen… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) in marine species collected from the Atlantic
Ocean [3 shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) and 1 porbeagle (Lamna nasus)], and 12 sea …

Metal and metalloid concentrations in the tissues of dusky Carcharhinus obscurus, sandbar C. plumbeus and white Carcharodon carcharias sharks from south-eastern …

JM Gilbert, AJ Reichelt-Brushett, PA Butcher… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
Shark fisheries have expanded due to increased demand for shark products. As long-lived
apex predators, sharks are susceptible to bioaccumulation of metals and metalloids, and …

Cadmium concentration in liver and muscle of silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) in the tip of Baja California south, México

R Terrazas-López, L Arreola-Mendoza… - Marine Pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cadmium concentrations were determined in the tissues of muscle and liver of Carcharhinus
falciformis (silky shark) sampled in Todos Santos, Baja California South, Mexico. This is one …

Trace Metals Distribution in Tissues of 10 Different Shark Species from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

E Roubie, S Karavoltsos, A Sakellari, N Katsikatsos… - Fishes, 2024 - mdpi.com
As long-living apex predators, sharks tend to bioaccumulate trace metals through their diet.
The distribution of Al, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, Zn and Hg in different tissues …

Concentrations of trace elements in a rare and threatened coastal shark from the Arabian Gulf (smoothtooth blacktip Carcharhinus leiodon)

ABM Moore, T Bolam, BP Lyons, JR Ellis - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2015 - Elsevier
Kuwait's waters are one of only two locations where the smoothtooth blacktip shark
Carcharhinus leiodon is known to occur. Concentrations of 11 trace elements were analysed …

[HTML][HTML] Concentrations of mercury and other trace elements in porbeagle shark Lamna nasus

EEM Nicolaus, VA Bendall, TPC Bolam, T Maes… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Concentrations of 11 trace elements in three tissues of porbeagle shark Lamna nasus (n=
33) were determined. The maximum observed concentrations of Cd and Pb in muscle were …

Statues review report: porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus)

T Curtis, E Cortes, G DuBeck, CT McCandless - 2016 - repository.library.noaa.gov
This status review report was conducted in response to two petitions to list the Porbeagle
(Lamna nasus) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)(petitioners: Humane Society of the …