Matthews A D
Environ Res. 1983 Apr;30(2):305-12. doi: 10.1016/0013-9351(83)90216-5.
Mercury and methyl mercury concentrations were determined in the muscle of 12 of the most important commercial fish species found in Seychelles waters. The concentration of mercury in a few of the larger specimens of Kingfish (Acanthocybium solandri), Becune (Sphyraena forsteri), Carangue balo (Caranx gymnostethus), and Bonito (Euthynnus affinis) exceeded the provisional maximum permissible level of 1.0 mg/kg of total mercury established by the Food and Drug Administration (1979) in the United States. More than half of the Dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor) examined exceeded this level with two fish having levels of 3.3 and 4.4 ppm. The hair mercury levels of fishermen and mothers and their newborn babies have been examined since the Seychelles population has one of the highest fish consumption figures in the world (80-100 kg per person per annum), much of it being predatory species.
测定了塞舌尔海域发现的12种最重要商业鱼类肌肉中的汞和甲基汞浓度。一些较大的鲭鲅鱼（Acanthocybium solandri）、灰梭鱼（Sphyraena forsteri）、裸胸鲹（Caranx gymnostethus）和狐鲣（Euthynnus affinis）样本中的汞浓度超过了美国食品药品监督管理局（1979年）规定的1.0毫克/千克总汞的临时最高允许水平。超过半数接受检测的尖吻鲈（Gymnosarda unicolor）超过了这一水平，其中两条鱼的汞含量分别为3.3 ppm和4.4 ppm。由于塞舌尔居民是世界上鱼类消费量最高的人群之一（每人每年80 - 100千克，其中大部分是掠食性鱼类），因此对渔民、母亲及其新生儿的头发汞含量进行了检测。
