Distribution and accumulation of mercury in tissues of captive-reared common loon (Gavia immer) chicks

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1047-1055

  Kenow, Kevin P ^a   Meyer, Michael W ^b   Hines, Randy K ^a   Karasov, William H ^c  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Common loon; Gavia immer; Methylmercury; Tissue partitioning

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOOD PRODUCTS; NUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

COMMON LOON; GAVIA IMMER; METHYLMERCURY CHLORIDE; TISSUE PARTITIONING;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; FECES; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WATERFOWL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; DIETARY INTAKE; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEATHERS; FECES; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

GAVIA IMMER;

EID: 34249089549     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-193R.1     Document Type: Article

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