| benthic and pelagic pathways of methylmercury bioaccumulation in estuarine food webs of the northeast united states. | methylmercury (mehg) is a contaminant of global concern that bioaccumulates and bioamagnifies in marine food webs. lower trophic level fauna are important conduits of mehg from sediment and water to estuarine and coastal fish harvested for human consumption. however, the sources and pathways of mehg to these coastal fisheries are poorly known particularly the potential for transfer of mehg from the sediment to biotic compartments. across a broad gradient of human land impacts, we analyzed mehg c ... | 2014 | 24558491 |