Mercury concentrations in breast feathers of three upper trophic level marine predators from the western Aleutian Islands, Alaska

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Kaler, Robb S.a., Kenney, Leah A., Bond, Alexander L., Eagles-smith, Collin A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Agattu Island; Agattu; Bubo scandiacus; snowy owl; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/b8a720b5-4d85-4b42-ab28-ea2eb82912a4; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.02.034; https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0025326X14001398

Mercury (Hg) is a toxic element distributed globally through atmospheric transport. Agattu Island, located in the western Aleutian Islands, Alaska, has no history of point-sources of Hg contamination. We provide baseline levels of total mercury (THg) concentrations in breast feathers of three birds...