Concentrations of selenium and mercury in eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) from Utah's Great Salt Lake, USA

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1319-1323

  Conover, Michael R ^a   Vest, Josh L ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Great Salt Lake; Grebes; Mercury; Podiceps nigricollis; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ARTEMIA; BODY MASS; EARED GREBE; GREAT SALT LAKE; GREBES; MERCURY; MERCURY AND SELENIUM; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; PODICEPS NIGRICOLLIS; SELENIUM CONCENTRATIONS; STANDARD ERRORS;

BLOOD; CHLORIDE MINERALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; LIVER; MERCURY (METAL); SELENIUM;

BIRDS;

MERCURY; SELENIUM;

BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; DIET; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SALINE LAKE; SEABIRD; SELENIUM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIRD; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; LIVER SIZE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PODICEPS NIGRICOLLIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN SIZE; TISSUE LEVEL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MERCURY; SELENIUM; UTAH;

GREAT SALT LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA FRANCISCANA; AVES; PODICEPS NIGRICOLLIS; PODICIPEDIDAE;

EID: 67649183036     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-494.1     Document Type: Article

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