Mercury in Neotropical birds: a synthesis and prospectus on 13 years of exposure data

CJ Sayers, DC Evers, V Ruiz-Gutierrez, E Adams… - Ecotoxicology, 2023 - Springer
Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination of the global tropics outpaces our understanding
of its consequences for biodiversity. Knowledge gaps of pollution exposure could obscure …

Distribution and trends of mercury in aquatic and terrestrial biota of New York, USA: a synthesis of 50 years of research and monitoring

EM Adams, JE Gulka, Y Yang, MEH Burton, DA Burns… - Ecotoxicology, 2023 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) inputs have particularly impacted the northeastern United States due to its
proximity to anthropogenic emissions sources and abundant habitats that efficiently convert …

Feathers accurately reflect blood mercury at time of feather growth in a songbird

CLJ Bottini, SA MacDougall-Shackleton… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a globally distributed pollutant that can negatively affect wildlife.
Bird feathers are often used as a monitoring tool of contaminant exposure, but variability in …

Mercury and methylmercury concentration in the feathers of two species of Kingfishers Megaceryle torquata and Chloroceryle amazona in the Upper Paraguay Basin …

TC Hurtado, G de Medeiros Costa, GS de Carvalho… - Ecotoxicology, 2023 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) contamination remains a significant environmental concern. In aquatic
ecosystems, Hg can undergo methylation, forming its organic form, methylmercury (MeHg) …

The impact of mercury on North American songbirds: effects, trends, and predictive factors

DA Cristol, DC Evers - Ecotoxicology, 2020 - Springer
Researchers were asked to contribute new results addressing questions about the exposure
and effects of mercury (Hg) in North American songbirds, a rapidly declining group of …

A synthesis of patterns of environmental mercury inputs, exposure and effects in New York State

DC Evers, AK Sauer, DA Burns, NS Fisher, DC Bertok… - Ecotoxicology, 2020 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) pollution is an environmental problem that adversely affects human and
ecosystem health at local, regional, and global scales—including within New York State …

Inorganic and methylated mercury dynamics in estuarine water of a salt marsh in Massachusetts, USA

T Wang, D Obrist - Environmental pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Salt marsh estuaries serve as sources and sinks for nutrients and elements to and from
estuarine water, which enhances and alleviates watershed fluxes to the coastal ocean. We …

Mercury exposure in an endangered songbird: influence of marsh hydrology and evidence for early breeding impairment

AJ Mock, T Virzi, TA Reed, SE Rothenberg… - Ecotoxicology, 2025 - Springer
Songbird reproductive success can decline from consuming mercury-contaminated aquatic
insects, but assessments of hydrologic conditions influencing songbird mercury exposure …

The effects of climate, habitat, and trophic position on methylmercury bioavailability for breeding New York songbirds

EM Adams, AK Sauer, O Lane, K Regan, DC Evers - Ecotoxicology, 2020 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that affects songbird populations across a variety of
ecosystems following conversion to methylmercury (MeHg)—a form of Hg with high potential …

Mercury exposure in songbird communities along an elevational gradient on Whiteface Mountain, Adirondack Park (New York, USA)

AK Sauer, CT Driscoll, DC Evers, EM Adams, Y Yang - Ecotoxicology, 2020 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) is a potent neurotoxin that biomagnifies within food webs. Adverse effects have
been documented for avian species related to exposure of elevated Hg levels. High …