Mercury concentrations in hair from neonatal and juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus): Implications based on age and region in this Northern Pacific marine sentinel piscivore

EcoHealth

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 267-277

  Castellini, J Margaret ^a   Rea, Lorrie D ^b   Lieske, Camilla L ^a   Beckmen, Kimberlee B ^b   Fadely, Brian S ^c   Maniscalco, John M ^a,d   O'Hara, Todd M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^d ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem health; Ecotoxicology; Hair; Marine sentinel; Mercury; Methylmercury; Neonate; Pup; Steller sea lion; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HAIR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLLUTANT; SEAL; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HAIR; MALE; MERCURY; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA LIONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

ANIMALIA; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS;

EID: 84871927961     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-012-0784-4     Document Type: Article

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