Mercury, Hg

Kalisińska, Elżbieta; Łanocha-Arendarczyk, Natalia; Kosik-Bogacka, Danuta

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-00121-6_17

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“…The deposition of Hg may lead to contamination of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems [1], and inorganic Hg may be converted by microbial communities into more toxic methylmercury [7], which can be accumulated in the trophic chain [8]. Different organisms have been used as bioindicators of Hg pollution in terrestrial ecosystems, including invertebrates [9,10,11,12], birds [13,14,15], bats [16], shrews [17,18,19], moles [19], foxes [20], and mustelids [21,22]. Rodents are also considered good bioindicators of environmental pollution due to their widespread occurrence, high reproductive rate and abundance, short lifespan, and good availability [23,24].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Concentration of Mercury in the Livers of Small Terrestrial Rodents from Rural Areas in Poland

et al. 2019

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Small terrestrial mammals could be used as accumulative biomonitors of different environmental contaminants, but the knowledge of the level of Hg in their bodies is scant. The aim of our research was to verify the factors influencing Hg bioaccumulation and to analyze the concentration of total mercury (Hg) in the livers of four species of wild terrestrial rodents from different rural areas of Poland: the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis), striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius), common vole (Microtus arvalis), and bank vole (Myodes glareolus). The concentration of total Hg was analyzed in liver tissue by atomic absorption spectrometry using a direct mercury analyzer. The concentration of Hg found in the livers of rodents ranged from <1 to 36.4 µg/kg of wet weight, differed between study sites, species, and sexes, and was related to body weight. We addressed feeding habits as potential causes of differences in liver Hg concentration among species.

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