Trace metals in Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) livers from Bird Island, South Georgia

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Malcolm, H.M, Boyd, I.L, Osborn, D, French, M.C, Freestone, P
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 1994
• Subjects: Antarctic; Bird Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516570/; https://doi.org/10.1016/0025-326X(94)90275-5

Samples of liver from 11 female Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) from Bird Island, South Georgia were analysed for 16 trace elements (Mg, Cr, Co, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Mo, Cd, Sn, I, Ba, La, Ce, Hg, and Pb). The mean concentration for each element (mg kg−1 dry wt) was Mg, 727; Cr, 1; Cu, 263; Z...