Trace metals in the livers of marine mammals from the Welsh coast and the Irish Sea

Samples of liver from forty-two marine mammals of six species found on the coast of Wales and the Irish Sea in 1989-1991 have been analysed for a range of trace metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg, and Pb). The animals sampled comprised eleven seals, twenty-two porpoises, eight dolphins and one Minke wha...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Marine Pollution Bulletin
Main Authors: Law, R. J., Jones, B. R., Baker, J. R., Kennedy, S., Milne, R., Morris, R. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV 1992
Subjects:
Aquatic Science
Pollution
Oceanography
1104 Aquatic Science
1910 Oceanography
2310 Pollution
minke whale
Online Access:https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:707699
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Summary:Samples of liver from forty-two marine mammals of six species found on the coast of Wales and the Irish Sea in 1989-1991 have been analysed for a range of trace metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg, and Pb). The animals sampled comprised eleven seals, twenty-two porpoises, eight dolphins and one Minke whale. The range of concentrations for each metal were, in μg g wet wt: Cr

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