A comparison of modern and preindustrial levels of mercury

ABSTRACT. Mercury (Hg) concentrations were compared in modern and preindustrial teeth of belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) and walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) at sites in the Canadian Arctic so that the relative amounts of natural and anthropogenic Hg in modern animals could be estimated. Mercury...

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Main Authors: P. M. Outridge, K. A. Hobson, R. Mcneely, A. Dyke
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Igloolik
Mackenzie Delta
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Arctic Archipelago
Beaufort Sea
Beluga
Beluga*
Béluga*
Delphinapterus leucas
Odobenus rosmarus
walrus*
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.589.9959
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic55-2-123.pdf

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