Arsenic and mercury concentrations in marine fish sourced from local fishermen and fish markets in mine-impacted communities in Ratatotok Sub-district, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Mesel gold mine, Ratatotok Sub-district, North Sulawesi, Indonesia deposited about 4.5millionm3 of detoxified tailings containing arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) via a submarine pipeline into Buyat Bay. As and Hg analysis of 216 fish muscle tissue composites from subsistence fishermen, local markets a...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2017-07, Vol.120 (1-2), p.75-81
Main Authors: Bentley, Keith, Soebandrio, Amin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arsenic
Arsenic - analysis
Australia
Environmental Monitoring
Fish
Fisheries
Fishes
Food Contamination
Health effects
Indonesia
Mercury
Mercury - analysis
Mining
New Zealand
Pollution
Seafood
Submarine tailings disposal
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
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Summary:Mesel gold mine, Ratatotok Sub-district, North Sulawesi, Indonesia deposited about 4.5millionm3 of detoxified tailings containing arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) via a submarine pipeline into Buyat Bay. As and Hg analysis of 216 fish muscle tissue composites from subsistence fishermen, local markets and a reference market confirmed that mean As levels were comparable between locations (range 1.71 to 2.12mg/kg wet weight (ww)) and
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.04.058