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Avian mercury exposure and toxicological risk across western North America: A synthesis

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Ackerman, J. T., Eagles-Smith, C. A., Herzog, M. P., Hartman, C. A., Peterson, S. H., Evers, D. C., Jackson, A.K., Elliott, J.E., Vander Pol, S.S., Bryan, C. E. (2016). Avian mercury exposure and toxicological risk across western North America: A synthesis. Science of The Total Environment. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.071

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Methylmercury contamination of the environment is an important issue globally, and birds are useful bioindicators for mercury monitoring programs. The available data on mercury contamination of birds in western North America were synthesized. Original data from multiple databases were obtained and a literature review was conducted to obtain additional mercury concentrations. In total, 29219 original bird mercury concentrations from 225 species were compiled, and an additional 1712 mean mercury concentrations, representing 19998 individuals and 176 species, from 200 publications were obtained. To make mercury data comparable across bird tissues, published equations of tissue mercury correlations were used to convert all mercury concentrations [...]

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Josh T Ackerman, Collin A Eagles-Smith, Mark P Herzog, Christopher A Hartman, Sarah E Peterson, David Evers, Allyson Jackson, John Elliott, Stacy S. Vander Pol, Colleen E. Bryan

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.071

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noteAckerman, J. T., Eagles-Smith, C. A., Herzog, M. P., Hartman, C. A., Peterson, S. H., Evers, D. C., Jackson, A.K., Elliott, J.E., Vander Pol, S.S., Bryan, C. E. (2016). Avian mercury exposure and toxicological risk across western North America: A synthesis. Science of The Total Environment. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.071

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