| Total mercury in canned yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares marketed in northwest Mexico. | Mercury (Hg) was determined in Thunnus albacares canned in oil (from 7 to 10 samples per brand) and water (from 5 to 10 samples per brand) of five leading brands in Mexico in 2008. Potential health risk was estimated on the basis of Hg concentration and rate (1.43 kg year(-1)per capita) of tuna consumption in Mexico. Highest Hg concentrations were 0.51 ± 0.26 and 0.40 ± 0.24 µ gg(-1) dry weight in water and oil, respectively. Averaged Hg concentrations in tuna canned in water in the current stud ... | 2011 | 21911030 |