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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2019

Mercury contamination of the snow voles (Chionomys nivalis) in the West Carpathians.

Bibiána Martinková, Marián Janiga, Andrea Pogányová

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bibiána MartinkováInstitute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, Tatranská Javorina 7, 059 56, Žilina, Slovakia.
Marián JanigaInstitute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, Tatranská Javorina 7, 059 56, Žilina, Slovakia.
Andrea PogányováInstitute of High Mountain Biology, University of Žilina, Tatranská Javorina 7, 059 56, Žilina, Slovakia. poganyova@gmail.com.
University of Žilina · SK

Funding

ITMS 26210120006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The subject of this research is mercury pollution in the alpine zone of the High Tatra Mountains (the West Carpathians). The snow vole (Chionomys nivalis) was chosen as a bioindicator. Mercury concentrations in the tail tips from captured individuals were examined. The samples were collected over the span of 2 years, from May 2016 to November 2017. The smaller (1-year-old) individuals had higher mercury concentrations in their tails than the bigger (2-year-old) individuals, suggesting recent aerial contamination of alpine habitats. The amount of mercury found in the tails did not differ between sexes. The differences in mercury concentration between animals caught in the spring and autumn were also insignificant. The possible relationship between mercury in the tissues and the seasonal variability of the water cycle in the mountains (snow melting, precipitation) is discussed.

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Environmental MonitoringAnimalsArvicolinaeEcosystemEnvironmental PollutantsMercurySeasonsEnvironmental PollutantsMercuryAlpine zoneBiele plesá valleyChionomys nivalisHigh Tatra MountainsMercuryPollution

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