Our review of the literature showed that since the beginning of the socio-economic
transformation in Poland in the 1990s, the downward trend in Hg emissions and its …

Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for human and animal organisms, playing an important
role in the metabolic process in endothermic animals. This metal is one of the most …

The European population of Greater Scaup Aythya marila has experienced an alarming,~
60% decline in numbers over the last two decades. The brackish lagoons of the Odra River …

Native and alkylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were examined in the
muscle, liver, kidneys, and lungs of greater scaup (Aythya marila) and great crested grebe …

In nature, mercury (Hg) occurs in the elemental form (Hg 0), as well as in inorganic (InHg)
and organic (OrgHg) compounds. It is the only heavy metal that is liquid at room temperature …

Abstract San Francisco Bay Estuary in northern California has a legacy of mercury
contamination, which could reduce the health and reproductive success of waterbirds in the …

Goosanders (Mergus merganser, ad, adult n= 42: M, males 33 and F, females 9; im,
immature n= 17: M 8, F 9) were collected in 2005 at wintering site in the River Odra estuary …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential trace element having a wide range of biological roles. The
presented data concern Zn concentrations in various organs of terrestrial mammals and …

This work analyses the effect of mercury on the condition of cormorants (Phalacrocorax
carbo) from an extensive breeding colony in northern Poland, the largest in Europe. A total …

Concentrations of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) were determined in breast muscle, liver and
kidney of adult scaups (Aythya marila) wintering in the Polish part of Szczecin Lagoon …