Rodrigues, Marianna Vaz [UNESP]Yamatogi, Ricardo Seiti [UNESP]Sudano, Mateus José [UNESP]Galvão, Júlia Arantes [UNESP]De Pérez, Agar Costa AlexandrinoBiondi, Germano Francisco [UNESP]2014-05-272014-05-272013-06-01Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 90, n. 6, p. 697-701, 2013.0007-48611432-0800http://hdl.handle.net/11449/75473This study evaluated the concentrations of mercury in fillets (anterior, middle, and end regions) from the swordfish, Xiphias gladius, and the relationships between mercury concentration and fish weight, as well as the region of collection. Of a total of 697 swordfish analyzed, 11 had mercury concentrations above 1 mg/kg, 421 were between 0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg, and 265 were below 0.5 mg/kg. The anterior and posterior regions had greater concentrations of mercury than the middle region, and fish caught off the northern coast of Brazil had a higher concentration than those caught off the southern coast. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.697-701engFood safetyHeavy metalsMercurySwordfishEnd regionsMercury concentrationsSouth AtlanticFishMercury (metal)Xiphias gladiusArtigo10.1007/s00128-013-0989-4WOS:000320280400012Acesso restrito2-s2.0-848798457528759101165889150