Mercury dynamics in the anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and food webs of inner Frobisher Bay, Nunavut

• Main Author: Hilgendag, Isabel
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Waterloo 2022
• Subjects: Mercury; Stable Isotopes; Frobisher Bay; Nunavut; Food web; Biomagnification; Bioaccumulation; Marine; Arctic; Coastal Environmental Baseline Program; THg; MeHg; Canada; Salvelinus alpinus; Zooplankton
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/18427

Mercury (Hg) is a ubiquitous toxic metal that bioaccumulates in organisms and biomagnifies in food webs. Evaluating Hg bioaccumulation and biomagnification in Arctic marine ecosystems is critical for understanding Hg dynamics and estimating exposure to fish and wildlife consumed by humans. In this t...