Adverse effects from environmental mercury loads on breeding common loons

Adverse effects from environmental mercury loads on breeding common loons

Anthropogenic inputs of mercury (Hg) into the environment have significantly increased in the past century. Concurrently, the availability of methylmercury (MeHg) in aquatic systems has increased to levels posing risks to ecological and human health. We use the common loon (Gavia immer) as an upper...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecotoxicology (London, England). - 1992. - 17(2008), 2 vom: 21. Feb., Seite 69-81
1. Verfasser: Evers, David C (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Savoy, Lucas J, DeSorbo, Christopher R, Yates, David E, Hanson, William, Taylor, Kate M, Siegel, Lori S, Cooley, John H Jr, Bank, Michael S, Major, Andrew, Munney, Kenneth, Mower, Barry F, Vogel, Harry S, Schoch, Nina, Pokras, Mark, Goodale, Morgan W, Fair, Jeff
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ecotoxicology (London, England)
Schlagworte:Journal Article Multicenter Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Methylmercury Compounds Water Pollutants, Chemical