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SUBMITTER: Ishii C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5402206 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ishii Chihiro C Ikenaka Yoshinori Y Nakayama Shouta M M SMM Mizukawa Hazuki H Yohannes Yared Beyene YB Watanuki Yutaka Y Fukuwaka Masaaki M Ishizuka Mayumi M
The Journal of veterinary medical science 20170313 4
Seabirds are marine top predators and accumulate high levels of metals and metalloids in their tissues. Contamination by metals in the highly productive offshore region has become a matter of public concern. It is home to 80% of the seabird population in the U.S.A., 95% of northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), and major populations of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) and whales. Here, the concentrations of eight heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and ...[more]