Wild piscivorous fish, mammals, and birds may be at risk for elevated dietary methylmercury
intake and toxicity. In controlled feeding studies, the consumption of diets that contained Hg …

Ecological risk assessment has grown and evolved since the 1980s, as have new
challenges (eg global climate change, loss of habitat and biodiversity and the effects of …

The definitive reference in its field, Ecological Risk Assessment, Second Edition details the
latest advances in science and practice. In the fourteen years since the publication of the …

James G. Wiener, David P. Krabbenhoft, Gary H. Heinz, and Anton M.
ScheuhammerCONTENTS16. 1 Introduction …

With contributions from more than 75 international experts, this second edition focuses on
toxic substances and how they affect ecosystems worldwide. It presents methods for …

A large data set of over 4,700 records of avian mercury (Hg) levels in northeastern North
America was compiled and evaluated. As Hg emissions remain poorly regulated in the …

The concept of “sentinel species” is important in the environmental health sciences because
sentinel species can provide integrated and relevant information on the types, amounts …

River otters (Lontra canadensis) were extirpated from much of their historic distribution
because of exposure to pollution and urbanization, resulting in expansive reintroduction …

Aquatic environmental contamination levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs),
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and heavy metals in the Upper Thames catchment area …

Conventional environmental risk assessment of chemicals is based on a calculated risk
quotient, representing the ratio of exposure to effects of the chemical, in combination with …