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Are liver and renal lesions in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) associated with high mercury levels?

BACKGROUND: In the Arctic, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) bio-accumulate mercury as they prey on polluted ringed seals (Phoca hispida) and bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus). Studies have shown that polar bears from East Greenland are among the most mercury polluted species in the Arctic. It is unkn...

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Autors principals: Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Leifsson, Pall S, Asmund, Gert, Born, Erik W, Kirkegaard, Maja
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: BioMed Central 2007
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1855925/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17439647
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-6-11
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