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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Mercury Levels in Feathers of Penguins from the Antarctic Peninsula Area: Geographical and Inter-Specific Differences.

Miguel Motas, Silvia Jerez, Marta Esteban, Francisco Valera, José Javier Cuervo, Andrés Barbosa

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Miguel MotasÁrea de Toxicología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2229-7779
Silvia JerezÁrea de Toxicología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
Marta EstebanÁrea de Toxicología Ambiental, Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ctra. Majadahonda-Madrid, 28220 Majadahonda, Spain.
Francisco ValeraDepartamento de Ecología Funcional y Evolutiva, Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain.
José Javier CuervoDepartamento de Ecología Funcional y Evolutiva, Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7943-7835
Andrés BarbosaDepartamento de Ecología Funcional y Evolutiva, Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polar regions, symbols of wilderness, have been identified as potential sinks of mercury coming from natural and anthropogenic sources at lower latitudes. Changes in ice coverage currently occurring in some areas such as the Antarctic Peninsula could enhance these phenomena and their impacts on local biota. As long-lived species at the top of food chains, seabirds are particularly sensitive to this highly toxic metal with the capacity to be biomagnified. Specifically, their feathers can be useful for Hg monitoring since they mainly accumulate its most toxic and persistent form, methyl-Hg. To that end, feathers of gentoo (

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MercurySpheniscidaeAnimalsAntarctic RegionsFeathersFood ChainMercuryAntarctic Peninsulabiomonitoringfeathersmercurypenguins

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