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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"bioaccumulation of mercury"”.
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Factors associated with the bioaccumulation of mercury in human hair following consumption of fish from the Great Lakes region
Due to the ubiquitous nature of mercury in the environment, an increase in potential human health risks arises from exposure to different media. The Great Lakes region, for instance, is an area of known mercury pollution. This project examines the relationship between fish consumption of a …
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Uptake of Mercury and Relationship to Food Habits of Selected Fish Species in the Shenandoah River Basin, Virginia
Mercury poses significant challenges to human health and fisheries management. Historical industrial practices in Waynesboro, Virginia left portions of the Shenandoah River basin contaminated with mercury and stringent health advisories for fish consumption. I investigated processes affecting the …
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An investigation of the factors affecting mercury accumulation in lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, in northern Canada
The major aim of this thesis project was to determine the variables that most explain the elevated mercury concentrations in lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), a predatory aquatic fish species in some lakes in northwestern Canada. High mercury concentrations in lake trout in other regions have been …
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Impiego di indicatori chimici, biochimici e molecolari per la valutazione degli effetti indotti da contaminanti ambientali in organismi marini: dall’early warning alla previsione degli effetti a lungo termine sulle performance
… di indagine, anche dell’appartenenza a livelli trofici differenti. Il Capitolo 5 presenta il processamento dei campioni ittici per l’analisi degli elementi in traccia e la determinazione del bioaccumulo di mercurio. Partendo dai numerosi studi pregressi, il focus è posto sul mercurio come …