ArticleEcotoxicology (London, England)2020
Spatial patterns and temporal trends in mercury concentrations in common loons (Gavia immer) from 1998 to 2016 in New York's Adirondack Park: has this top predator benefitted from mercury emission controls?
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- Global mercury concentrations in biota: their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework.Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2024Review
- Mercury exposure in songbird communities along an elevational gradient on Whiteface Mountain, Adirondack Park (New York, USA).Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2020Article
- A synthesis of patterns of environmental mercury inputs, exposure and effects in New York State.Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2020Article
- Determining optimal sampling strategies for monitoring mercury and reproductive success in common loons in the Adirondacks of New York.Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2020Article
- Bald eagle mercury exposure varies with region and site elevation in New York, USA.Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2020Article
- Mercury exposure in songbird communities within Sphagnum bog and upland forest ecosystems in the Adirondack Park (New York, USA).Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2020Article
- The influence of biotic and abiotic factors on banded common loon (Gavia immer) reproductive success in a remote, mountainous region of the northeastern United States.Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2020Article
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Abstract
Mercury (Hg), a neurotoxic pollutant, can be transported long distances through the atmosphere and deposited in remote areas, threatening aquatic wildlife through methylation and bioaccumulation. Over the last two decades, air quality management has resulted in decreases in Hg emissions from waste incinerators and coal-fired power plants across North America. The common loon (Gavia immer) is an apex predator of the aquatic food web. Long-term monitoring of Hg in loons can help track biological recovery in response to the declines in atmospheric Hg that have been documented in the northeastern USA. To assess spatial patterns and temporal trends in Hg exposure of the common loon in the Adirondack Park of New York State, we analyzed Hg concentrations in loon blood and egg samples from 116 lakes between 1998 and 2016. We found spatially variable Hg concentrations in adult loon blood and feathers across the Park. Loon Hg concentrations (converted to female loon units) increased 5.7% yr
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