Concentrations of mercury in tissues of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from several communities in the Canadian Arctic from 1981 to 2002

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 351-352, Issue , 2005, Pages 391-412

  Lockhart, W L ^a   Stern, G A ^a,d   Wagemann, R ^a   Hunt, R V ^a   Metner, D A ^a   DeLaronde, J ^a   Dunn, B ^a   Stewart, R E A ^a   Hyatt, C K ^b   Harwood, L ^a   Mount, K ^c  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beluga; Canadian arctic; Mercury; Selenium; Spatial trends; Temporal trends

Indexed keywords

MERCURY (METAL); SAMPLING; STATISTICAL METHODS; TISSUE;

BELUGA WHALES; SPATIAL TRENDS; TEMPORAL TRENDS;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING;

MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; CETACEAN; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; GEOGRAPHY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WHALE;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BELUGA WHALE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MERCURY; MUSCLES; SELENIUM; SKIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 28444473516     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.01.050     Document Type: Article

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