Mercury (Hg) is well studied and research continues as our knowledge of its health risks
increases. One expanding area of research not well emphasized to date is the endocrine …

This review summarizes our current state of knowledge regarding the potential biological
effects of mercury (Hg) exposure on fish and wildlife in the Canadian Arctic. Although Hg in …

Organisms have developed their internal biochemistry in close connection to the
composition of the natural environment. Humans, as well as all mammals, unlike …

Stable isotope analysis (SIA) has emerged as a common tool in ecology and has proven
especially useful in the study of animal diet, habitat use, movement, and physiology. SIA has …

ABSTRACT 1 Stable isotope analysis (SIA) has the potential to become a widespread tool in
mammalian ecology, because of its power in resolving the ecological and behavioural …

Nine heavy metals sampled from water, sediments, and aquatic organisms in the newly-
formed wetlands of the Yellow River Delta (YRD) of China were analyzed to evaluate their …

Feeding habits of ringed (Phoca hispida), bearded (Erignathus barbatus), spotted (Phoca
largha) and ribbon (Phoca fasciata) seals and walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) were studied …

Biomagnification of mercury (Hg) in the Scotia Sea food web of the Southern Ocean was
examined using the stable isotope ratios of nitrogen (δ 15 N) and carbon (δ 13 C) as proxies …

The present study investigated trophic relationships and mercury flow through food webs of
three tropical coastal ecosystems: Guanabara, Sepetiba and Ilha Grande bays. The …

The concentration of metals (Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ag, Cd, Hg, Pb, U), As and Se in
different ecosystem components (water, sediment, plankton, shrimp, and fish muscle) has …