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In the present study we analyzed total mercury (THg) concentrations in skeletal muscle, tail clips, and nail tissue of 93 M. temminckii sampled from 14 waterbodies in eastern Texas (USA). Our objectives were to assess (1) the degree of correlation between internal tissue (skeletal muscle and tail clip samples) and keratin (nail samples), (2) the influence of ecological factors (turtle size and waterbody\/sampling site) on THg concentrations, and (3) whether THg concentrations were high enough to pose a risk to human consumers. The mean (\u00b1SE) THg concentrations of muscle and nail were 1.16\u2009\u00b1\u20090.08\u2009\u03bcg\/g dry weight and 4.21\u2009\u00b1\u20090.24\u2009\u03bcg\/g dry weight, respectively, and THg concentrations were highly dependent on the sampling site. The THg concentrations of nails were correlated with muscle concentrations (R2\u2009=\u20090.56, p\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). 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