Spatial patterns of methylmercury risks to common loons and piscivorous fish in Canada

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 13093-13103

  Depew, David C ^a   Burgess, Neil M ^b   Campbell, Linda M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC FOOD WEB; HG CONCENTRATIONS; INORGANIC MERCURY; NORTHERN PIKES; PISCIVOROUS FISH; SANDER VITREUS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TOXIC METHYLMERCURY;

BIRDS; DEPOSITION; FISH;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

METHYLMERCURY; FRESH WATER; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOACCUMULATION; DEPOSITION; DIET; ECOZONE; FISH; FOREST COVER; METHYLMERCURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CANADA; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PISCIVORE; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANIMAL; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

CANADA;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CANADA; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84888260526     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403534q     Document Type: Article

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