[Bioaccumulation of lithium by marine organisms in European, American, and Asian coastal zones: microanalytic study using secondary ion emission]
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[Bioaccumulation of lithium by marine organisms in European, American, and Asian coastal zones: microanalytic study using secondary ion emission]
Abstract
37 species of aquatic mammals, fish, crustacea, annelids, molluscs belonging to cephalopods, gasteropods and lamellibranchs were collected from coastal waters of France: North Sea, English Channel, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, from Greece: Aegian Sea, from North America: Atlantic Ocean and from Japan: Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan and East China Sea. Microanalyses which were performed on organs and tissues, using secondary ion mass spectrometry, revealed high concentrations of lithium, which is commonly used in human therapy, but is also toxic in low amounts. The retention of this metal by the marine organisms appears as a general phenomenon independent of their biotope and geographical origin; the highest lithium levels were detected in the fish muscles (= edible part).
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