Characterization of mercury and selenium complex in ringed seal liver

• Main Author: Ha, Pengcheng, 1963-
• Other Authors: Chan, Laurie (advisor)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: McGill University 2001
• Subjects: Ringed seal > Québec (Province) > Kuujjuaq Region; Ringed seal > Northwest Territories; Mercury > Bioaccumulation; Selenium > Bioaccumulation; Kuujjuaq; Northwest Territories; inuit; Phoca hispida; ringed seal
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=31231

Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) is a major component and a major source of mercury (Hg) in the Inuit traditional diet. A high correlation between Hg and selenium (Se), as different forms of Hg-Se complex, has been reported in many species of marine mammals. The chemical form of the Hg-Se complex in ring...