Avian mercury exposure and toxicological risk across western North America: a synthesis
Methylmercury contamination of the environment is an important issue globally, and birds
are useful bioindicators for mercury monitoring programs. The available data on mercury …
are useful bioindicators for mercury monitoring programs. The available data on mercury …
Exposure and effects assessment of persistent organohalogen contaminants in arctic wildlife and fish
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) encompass an array of anthropogenic organic and
elemental substances and their degradation and metabolic byproducts that have been found …
elemental substances and their degradation and metabolic byproducts that have been found …
Mercury in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea: A response to decreased atmospheric deposition and changing environment
A Jędruch, L Falkowska, D Saniewska… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Our review of the literature showed that since the beginning of the socio-economic
transformation in Poland in the 1990s, the downward trend in Hg emissions and its …
transformation in Poland in the 1990s, the downward trend in Hg emissions and its …
Global mercury concentrations in biota: Their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework
An important provision of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to monitor and evaluate
the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the …
the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the …
Organochlorine pesticides and risk of papillary thyroid cancer in US military personnel: a nested case-control study
JA Rusiecki, J McAdam, H Denic-Roberts, A Sjodin… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Background The effects of organochlorine pesticide (OCP) exposure on the development of
human papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) are not well understood. A nested case-control study …
human papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) are not well understood. A nested case-control study …
Evidence of impacts from DDT in pelican, cormorant, stork, and egret eggs from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
DDT remains in use for malaria control in South Africa. We quantified DDTs in aquatic bird
eggs from the highly biodiverse northern KwaZulu-Natal, a province of South Africa where …
eggs from the highly biodiverse northern KwaZulu-Natal, a province of South Africa where …
Regional variations and drivers of mercury and selenium concentrations in Steller sea lions
Mercury (Hg) can be neurotoxic to mammals and impact reproduction, whereas selenium
(Se) is an important antioxidant known to ameliorate some adverse effects of Hg. Total Hg …
(Se) is an important antioxidant known to ameliorate some adverse effects of Hg. Total Hg …
Sea otter population collapse in southwest Alaska: Assessing ecological covariates, consequences, and causal factors
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations in southwest Alaska declined substantially between
about 1990 and the most recent set of surveys in 2015. Here we report changes in the …
about 1990 and the most recent set of surveys in 2015. Here we report changes in the …
Mercury concentrations in seabird tissues from machias seal Island, New Brunswick, Canada
AL Bond, AW Diamond - Science of the Total Environment, 2009 - Elsevier
Mercury is a pervasive environmental contaminant, the anthropogenic portion of which is
increasing globally, and in northeastern North America in particular. Seabirds frequently are …
increasing globally, and in northeastern North America in particular. Seabirds frequently are …
Assessing the potential for rhizoremediation of PCB contaminated soils in northern regions using native tree species
Rhizosphere bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) offers a potentially
inexpensive approach to remediating contaminated soils that is particularly attractive in …
inexpensive approach to remediating contaminated soils that is particularly attractive in …