ABSTRACT. 128 fresh (current) and 18 preserved (museum) polar bear hair samples were subjected to mercury analysis. Mercury levels ranging from <0.5-44.3 ppm were observed in the fresh samples with a geographic distribution showing higher levels in the western Arctic and substantially lower levels in the eastern Arctic and in Hudson’s Bay. A similar geographic range and distribution was found in the museum specimens. No correlation can be demonstrated between observed levels and industrial releases of mercury. There is no real indication of increase in general levels over time. The source of observed high levels of mercury in arctic marine fauna appears to be geologic rather than industrial. Key words: mercury, polar bear RkSUMk. Des ana...
peer reviewedThere has been a considerable number of reports on Hg concentrations in Arctic mammals ...
To assess geographic distributions of elements in the Arctic we compared essential and non-essential...
Mercury (Hg) biomagnification occurs in many ecosystems, resulting in a greater potential for toxico...
Abstract We examined spatial variation in total mercury (THg) concentrations in 100 hair samples col...
Concentrations (ppm = ug/g dry weight) of total mercury (Hg) were determined in hair of polar bears ...
The spatial and temporal trends of mercury in the Arctic have been studied through the analysis of t...
Hair samples from 117 Northwest Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were taken during 1892-2008 ...
International audienceWe examined the use of mercury (Hg) and nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes in...
We examined the use of mercury (Hg) and nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes in teeth of polar bear (...
Mercury (Hg) biomagnification occurs in many ecosystems, resulting in a greater potential for toxico...
Les tendances spatiales et temporelles du mercure en Arctique ont été étudiées au travers de l’analy...
In the present study, the authors investigated the influence of carbon and lipid sources on regional...
Spatial trends and comparative changes in time of selected trace elements were studied in liver tiss...
There has been a considerable number of reports on Hg concentrations in Arctic mammals since the las...
Arctic contaminant research in the marine environment has focused on organohalogen compounds and mer...
peer reviewedThere has been a considerable number of reports on Hg concentrations in Arctic mammals ...
To assess geographic distributions of elements in the Arctic we compared essential and non-essential...
Mercury (Hg) biomagnification occurs in many ecosystems, resulting in a greater potential for toxico...
Abstract We examined spatial variation in total mercury (THg) concentrations in 100 hair samples col...
Concentrations (ppm = ug/g dry weight) of total mercury (Hg) were determined in hair of polar bears ...
The spatial and temporal trends of mercury in the Arctic have been studied through the analysis of t...
Hair samples from 117 Northwest Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were taken during 1892-2008 ...
International audienceWe examined the use of mercury (Hg) and nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes in...
We examined the use of mercury (Hg) and nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes in teeth of polar bear (...
Mercury (Hg) biomagnification occurs in many ecosystems, resulting in a greater potential for toxico...
Les tendances spatiales et temporelles du mercure en Arctique ont été étudiées au travers de l’analy...
In the present study, the authors investigated the influence of carbon and lipid sources on regional...
Spatial trends and comparative changes in time of selected trace elements were studied in liver tiss...
There has been a considerable number of reports on Hg concentrations in Arctic mammals since the las...
Arctic contaminant research in the marine environment has focused on organohalogen compounds and mer...
peer reviewedThere has been a considerable number of reports on Hg concentrations in Arctic mammals ...
To assess geographic distributions of elements in the Arctic we compared essential and non-essential...
Mercury (Hg) biomagnification occurs in many ecosystems, resulting in a greater potential for toxico...