| Abstract: | Mercury is an intriguing contaminant because it has complex chemical properties, a wide range of harmful effects, and an infinite persistence in the environment. Die-offs of wildlife due to mercury have occurred in many countries, especially before mercury seed dressings were banned. Today, most mercury problems are associated with aquatic environments. Methylmercury, the most toxic chemical form, attacks many organ systems, but damage to the central nervous system is most severe. Harmful wet-weight concentrations of mercury, as methylmercury, in the tissues of adult birds and mammals range from about 8-30 ppm in the brain, 20-60 ppm in liver, 20-60 ppm in kidney, and 15-30 ppm in muscle. Young animals may be more sensitive. |
| Genre: | Book chapter |
| ProdID: | 5210097 |
| Citation Author: | Heinz, G.H. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Editor: | Fairbrother, Anne; Locke, Louis N.; Hoff, Gerald L. (editors) |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Noninfectious diseases of wildlife |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | xiii, 219 |
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| Citation Public Comments: | PDF on file: 4938_Heinz.pdf |
| Citation Publisher: | Iowa State University Press |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Mercury poisoning in wildlife; 1996; Book chapter; Noninfectious diseases of wildlife; Heinz, G.H. |
| Citation Start Page: | 118 |
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| Citation Year: | 1996 |
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| Text: | Mercury poisoning in wildlife; 1996; Book chapter; Noninfectious diseases of wildlife; Heinz, G.H. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:23 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Iowa State University Press |
