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Mercury and selenium concentrations in bird eggs at Great Salt Lake, Utah

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2010
End Date
2012

Citation

Ackerman, J.T., and Herzog, M.P, 2020, Mercury and selenium concentrations in bird eggs at Great Salt Lake, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9H4US4N.

Summary

These metadata provide data used to examine mercury and selenium concentrations in eggs of birds breeding in wetlands of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem, Utah, particularly at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Eggs were salvaged during 2010 - 2012 and include 33 species of birds. These data support the following publication: Ackerman, J.T., Herzog, M.P., Hartman, C.A., Isanhart, J., Herring, G., Vaughn, S., Cavitt, J.F., Eagles-Smith, C.A., Browers, H., Cline, C., and Vest, J., 2015, Mercury and selenium contamination in waterbird eggs and risk to avian reproduction at Great Salt Lake, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015-1020, 164 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151020.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Josh T Ackerman
Originator :
Josh T Ackerman, Mark P Herzog
Metadata Contact :
Josh T Ackerman
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Western Ecological Research Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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GSL Egg Hg and Se Data Release March27_2020.csv 201.35 KB text/csv

Purpose

The overall objective of this study was to evaluate the risk of mercury and selenium contamination to birds breeding within Great Salt Lake, especially at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, and to identify the waterbird species and areas at greatest risk to contamination.

Rights

The authors of these data require that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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