Spatial gradients of methylmercury for breeding common loons in the Laurentian Great Lakes region

Much of the Laurentian Great Lakes region is a mercury-sensitive landscape, in which atmospheric deposition and waterborne sources of mercury (Hg) have led to high concentrations of bioavailable methylmercury (MeHg) in predatory fish and piscivorous wildlife. Efforts since the early 1990s have estab...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecotoxicology (London, England). - 1992. - 20(2011), 7 vom: 06. Okt., Seite 1609-25
1. Verfasser: Evers, David C (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Williams, Kathryn A, Meyer, Michael W, Scheuhammer, Anton M, Schoch, Nina, Gilbert, Andrew T, Siegel, Lori, Taylor, Robert J, Poppenga, Robert, Perkins, Christopher R
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2011
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ecotoxicology (London, England)
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Methylmercury Compounds Water Pollutants, Chemical
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700 1 |a Scheuhammer, Anton M  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Schoch, Nina  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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700 1 |a Siegel, Lori  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Taylor, Robert J  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Poppenga, Robert  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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