Deleterious effects of mercury contamination on immunocompetence, liver function and egg volume in an Antarctic seabird

• Published in: Chemosphere
• Main Authors: Ibañez, A.E., Mills, W.F., Bustamante, P., Morales, L.M., Torres, D.S., D'Astek, B., Mariano-Jelicich, R., Phillips, R.A., Montalti, D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2024
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Esperanza; Hope Bay; Antarc*; antarcticus; Stercorarius antarcticus
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/535079/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37939926/

Mercury (Hg) is a globally important pollutant that can negatively impact metabolic, endocrine and immune systems of marine biota. Seabirds are long-lived marine top predators and hence are at risk of bioaccumulating high Hg concentrations from their prey. Here, we measured blood total mercury (THg)...