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

Abstract Since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to
review biological effects of mercury (Hg) on Arctic biota in 2011 and 2018, there has been a …

Biomonitoring using birds of prey as sentinel species has been mooted as a way to evaluate
the success of European Union directives that are designed to protect people and the …

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 …

A wide range of species, including marine mammals, seabirds, birds of prey, fish and
bivalves, were investigated for potential population health risks resulting from contemporary …

Knowledge gaps in mercury (Hg) biomagnification in forest birds, especially in the most
species-rich tropical and subtropical forests, limit our understanding of the ecological risks 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 …

We conducted a detailed assessment of the maternal transfer of mercury and selenium to
eggs in three bird species (n= 107 parents and n= 339 eggs), and developed predictive …

An important provision of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to monitor and evaluate
the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the …

Abstract Effects of mercury (Hg) on birds have been studied extensively and with increasing
frequency in recent years. The authors conducted a comprehensive review of methylmercury …