Methylmercury and total mercury in tissues of arctic marine mammals

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-31

  Wagemann, R ^a   Trebacz, E ^a   Boila, G ^a   Lockhart, W L ^a  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic belugas; Marine mammals; Methylmercury; Ringed seals

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; MARINE MAMMAL; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY BURDEN; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEMETHYLATION; FISH; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LIVER; MEAT; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MUSCLES; RISK FACTORS; SEALS, EARLESS; SELENIUM; SKIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WHALES;

ARCTIC;

ANIMALIA; DELPHINAPTERUS; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; LEUCAS; MAMMALIA; MONODON MONOCEROS; PHOCA HISPIDA; PHOCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032508236     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00192-2     Document Type: Article

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