ArticleScientific reports2019
High-precision isotopic analysis sheds new light on mercury metabolism in long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas).
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- Hg and Se in Muscle and Liver of Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) from the Entrance of the Gulf of California: An Insight to the Potential Risk to Human Health.Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology · 2024Article
- Heavy metal contamination in pristine environments: lessons from the Juan Fernandez fur seal (Royal Society open science · 2023Article
- Internal Dynamics and Metabolism of Mercury in Biota: A Review of Insights from Mercury Stable Isotopes.Environmental science & technology · 2022Review
- Ritual Slaughter: The Tradition of Pilot Whale Hunting on the Faroe Islands.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021Review
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Abstract
Whales accumulate mercury (Hg), but do not seem to show immediate evidence of toxic effects. Analysis of different tissues (liver, kidney, muscle) and biofluids (blood, milk) from a pod of stranded long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) showed accumulation of Hg as a function of age, with a significant decrease in the MeHg fraction. Isotopic analysis revealed remarkable differences between juvenile and adult whales. During the first period of life, Hg in the liver became isotopically lighter (δ
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