Maternal Steller sea lion diets elevate fetal mercury concentrations in an area of population decline

LD Rea, JM Castellini, L Correa, BS Fadely… - Science of the Total …, 2013 - Elsevier
Total mercury concentrations ([THg]) measured in western Aleutian Island Steller sea lion
pup hair were the highest maximum [THg] documented in this endangered species to date …

Regional variations and drivers of mercury and selenium concentrations in Steller sea lions

LD Rea, JM Castellini, JP Avery, BS Fadely… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Toxicological effects of toxic metals (cadmium and mercury) on blood and the thyroid gland and pharmacological intervention by vitamin C in rabbits

R Khan, S Ali, S Mumtaz, S Andleeb, M Ulhaq… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Cadmium and mercury are non-biodegradable toxic metals that may cause many
detrimental effects to the thyroid gland and blood. Vitamin C has been found to be a …

Decreased immune response in zebra finches exposed to sublethal doses of mercury

CA Lewis, DA Cristol, JP Swaddle… - Archives of …, 2013 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) is a ubiquitous contaminant with deleterious effects on many wildlife species.
Most studies to date have focused on fish-eating birds and mammals because much …

Temporal trends of trace elements bioaccumulation by a vulnerable cetacean (Pontoporia blainvillei) before and after one of the largest mining disasters worldwide

BMR Manhães, M Vannuci-Silva, JA Brião… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the largest environmental disasters worldwide occurred on November 5th, 2015,
when the Fundão dam collapsed in Mariana (Minas Gerais State, Southeast Brazil). The …

Concentration of lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic in leg skeletal muscles of three species of wild birds

J Gasparik, D Vladarova, M Capcarova… - … Science and Health …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to monitor accumulation of lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic in
leg skeletal muscle of some wild birds from selected areas of Slovakia and the correlations …

Human pathogens in marine mammal meat–a northern perspective

M Tryland, T Nesbakken, L Robertson… - Zoonoses and public …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Only a few countries worldwide hunt seals and whales commercially. In N orway, hooded
and harp seals and minke whales are commercially harvested, and coastal seals (harbour …

Mercury Concentrations in Hair from Neonatal and Juvenile Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus): Implications Based on Age and Region in this Northern Pacific …

JM Castellini, LD Rea, CL Lieske, KB Beckmen… - EcoHealth, 2012 - Springer
Mercury is a global contaminant of concern for the fetus and the neonate of piscivores.
Methylmercury, produced within marine ecosystems, is of particular concern as a readily …

Changes in total mercury, methylmercury, and selenium blood levels during different life history stages of the Baltic grey seal (Halichoerus grypus grypus)

A Grajewska, L Falkowska, D Saniewska… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Using the blood of grey seal pups, the blood and milk of female grey seals inhabiting the Hel
Marine Station of Gdansk University's Institute of Oceanography (HMS), we monitored the …

[HTML][HTML] Mercury toxic effects on the intestinal mucosa assayed on a bicameral in vitro model: Possible role of inflammatory response and oxidative stress

P Rodríguez-Viso, A Domene, D Vélez… - Food and Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Exposure to mercury (Hg) mostly occurs through diet, where it is mainly found as inorganic
Hg [Hg (II)] or methylmercury (MeHg). In vivo studies have linked its exposure with …