Mercury in Arctic marine ecosystems: Sources, pathways and exposure

Environmental Research

Volumn 119, Issue , 2012, Pages 64-87

  Kirk, Jane L ^a   Lehnherr, Igor ^b   Andersson, Maria ^c,i   Braune, Birgit M ^d   Chan, Laurie ^e   Dastoor, Ashu P ^a   Durnford, Dorothy ^f   Gleason, Amber L ^a   Loseto, Lisa L ^g   Steffen, Alexandra ^a   St Louis, Vincent L ^h  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f Independent Scientist   (Canada)

^g FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

ⁱ University of Alberta ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arctic; Bioaccumulation; Human exposure; Marine; Mercury; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; SEA WATER;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD WEB; HABITAT SELECTION; HAIR; HEALTH RISK; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE MAMMAL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD WEB; HABITAT SELECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MERCURY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARCTIC;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84870390239     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.08.012     Document Type: Article

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