Methylmercury contamination of the environment is an important issue globally, and birds
are useful bioindicators for mercury monitoring programs. The available data on mercury …

Exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) can result in detrimental health effects in wildlife. With
advances in ecological indicators and analytical techniques for measurement of MeHg in a …

Microplastics (MPs), widely present in aquatic ecosystems, can be ingested by numerous
organisms, but their toxicity remains poorly understood. Toxicity of environmental MPs from …

Abstract Western North America is a region defined by extreme gradients in geomorphology
and climate, which support a diverse array of ecological communities and natural resources …

Mercury (Hg), because of its deleterious effects on wildlife and its high concentrations in
polar regions, has been widely studied in the Arctic. This provided important information …

Birds are considered as good bio-monitors and they can provide highly valuable data about
the level of contamination in their habitat. During the design of biomonitoring studies one of …

To elucidate the sources and transfer of mercury (Hg) in terrestrial food chains, particularly in
heavily Hg-contaminated rice paddy ecosystems, we collected rice leaves, invertebrates …

Selenium in water is becoming of increasing risk to human exposure because only recently
serious health effects have been associated with their presence in water resources. The …

Feathers are widely used to represent mercury contamination in birds. Yet, few
recommendations exist that provide guidance for using bird feathers in mercury monitoring …

Maternal transfer is a predominant route of methylmercury (MeHg) exposure to offspring. We
reviewed and synthesized published and unpublished data on maternal transfer of MeHg in …