Use of riparian spiders as sentinels of persistent and bioavailable chemical contaminants in aquatic ecosystems: A review
MM Chumchal, GB Beaubien… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic ecosystems around the world are contaminated with a wide range of anthropogenic
chemicals, including metals and organic pollutants, that originate from point and nonpoint …
chemicals, including metals and organic pollutants, that originate from point and nonpoint …
Distribution and trends of mercury in aquatic and terrestrial biota of New York, USA: a synthesis of 50 years of research and monitoring
Mercury (Hg) inputs have particularly impacted the northeastern United States due to its
proximity to anthropogenic emissions sources and abundant habitats that efficiently convert …
proximity to anthropogenic emissions sources and abundant habitats that efficiently convert …
Songbirds as sentinels of mercury in terrestrial habitats of eastern North America
Mercury (Hg) is a globally distributed environmental contaminant with a variety of
deleterious effects in fish, wildlife, and humans. Breeding songbirds may be useful sentinels …
deleterious effects in fish, wildlife, and humans. Breeding songbirds may be useful sentinels …
Methylmercury biomagnification in coastal aquatic food webs from western Patagonia and western Antarctic Peninsula
Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant of concern because its organic and more toxic form,
methylHg (MeHg), bioaccumulates and biomagnifies through aquatic food webs to levels …
methylHg (MeHg), bioaccumulates and biomagnifies through aquatic food webs to levels …
Food web analysis reveals effects of pH on mercury bioaccumulation at multiple trophic levels in streams
Biomagnification processes and the factors that govern them, including those for mercury
(Hg), are poorly understood in streams. Total and methyl Hg concentrations and relative …
(Hg), are poorly understood in streams. Total and methyl Hg concentrations and relative …
Mercury reduces avian reproductive success and imposes selection: an experimental study with adult-or lifetime-exposure in zebra finch
Mercury is a global pollutant that biomagnifies in food webs, placing wildlife at risk of
reduced reproductive fitness and survival. Songbirds are the most diverse branch of the …
reduced reproductive fitness and survival. Songbirds are the most diverse branch of the …
Mercury bioaccumulation and speciation in coastal invertebrates: Implications for trophic magnification in a marine food web
Studies on mercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification in coastal invertebrates in
eastern Canada are limited, but these data are necessary to determine risk of mercury …
eastern Canada are limited, but these data are necessary to determine risk of mercury …
Short-term mercury exposure disrupts muscular and hepatic lipid metabolism in a migrant songbird
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a global pollutant that can cause metabolic disruptions in animals
and thereby potentially compromise the energetic capacity of birds for long-distance …
and thereby potentially compromise the energetic capacity of birds for long-distance …
Mercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification in a small Arctic polynya ecosystem
MG Clayden, LM Arsenault, KA Kidd… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Recurring polynyas are important areas of biological productivity and feeding grounds for
seabirds and mammals in the Arctic marine environment. In this study, we examined food …
seabirds and mammals in the Arctic marine environment. In this study, we examined food …
Mercury bioaccumulation in benthic invertebrates: from riverine sediments to higher trophic levels
L Marziali, C Roscioli, L Valsecchi - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Riverine sediments are important sites of mercury methylation and benthic invertebrates
may be indicators of Hg exposure to higher organisms. From 2014 to 2018, sediments and …
may be indicators of Hg exposure to higher organisms. From 2014 to 2018, sediments and …