Dietary mercury exposure and bioaccumulation in amphibian larvae inhabiting Carolina bay wetlands

Inorganic mercury and methylmercury concentrations were measured both in guts and remaining carcasses of southern leopard frog ( Rana sphenocephala) larvae from 10 Carolina bay wetlands in South Carolina, USA. Significant variation among bays in methylmercury and inorganic mercury concentrations exi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental pollution (1987) 2005-05, Vol.135 (2), p.245-253
Hauptverfasser:	Unrine, J.M., Jagoe, C.H., Brinton, A.C., Brant, H.A., Garvin, N.T.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amphibia Amphibian Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Biological and medical sciences Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Food Contamination - analysis Freshwater frogs Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Intestines - metabolism Larva - metabolism Mercury Mercury - pharmacokinetics Methylmercury Compounds - pharmacokinetics nonpoint source pollution Rana sphenocephala Ranidae - metabolism Speciation Tissue Distribution Trophic transfer Water Pollutants, Chemical - pharmacokinetics water pollution Wetland
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