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dc.contributor.authorDietz, Rune
dc.contributor.authorFort, Jérôme
dc.contributor.authorSonne, Christian
dc.contributor.authorAlbert, Céline
dc.contributor.authorBustnes, Jan Ove
dc.contributor.authorChristensen, Thomas Kjær
dc.contributor.authorCiesielski, Tomasz Maciej
dc.contributor.authorDanielsen, Jóhannis
dc.contributor.authorDastnai, Sam
dc.contributor.authorEens, Marcel
dc.contributor.authorErikstad, Kjell E
dc.contributor.authorGalatius, Anders
dc.contributor.authorGarbus, Svend-Erik
dc.contributor.authorGilg, Oliver
dc.contributor.authorHanssen, Sveinn Are
dc.contributor.authorHelander, Björn
dc.contributor.authorHelberg, Morten
dc.contributor.authorJaspers, Veerle
dc.contributor.authorJenssen, Bjørn Munro
dc.contributor.authorJónsson, Jón Einar
dc.contributor.authorKauhala, Kaarina
dc.contributor.authorKolbeinsson, Yann
dc.contributor.authorKyhn, Line A.
dc.contributor.authorLabansen, Aili Lage
dc.contributor.authorLarsen, Martin M.
dc.contributor.authorLindstrøm, Ulf
dc.contributor.authorReiertsen, Tone Kristin
dc.contributor.authorRigét, Frank F.
dc.contributor.authorRoos, Anna
dc.contributor.authorStrand, Jakob
dc.contributor.authorStrøm, Hallvard
dc.contributor.authorSøndergaard, Jens
dc.contributor.authorSun, Jiachen
dc.contributor.authorTeilmann, Jonas
dc.contributor.authorTherkildsen, Ole Roland
dc.contributor.authorThórarinsson, Thorkell Lindberg
dc.contributor.authorTjørnløv, Rune Skjold
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Simon
dc.contributor.authorEulaers, Igor
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-30T14:06:37Z
dc.date.available2020-11-30T14:06:37Z
dc.date.issued2020-11-24
dc.description.abstractA wide range of species, including marine mammals, seabirds, birds of prey, fish and bivalves, were investigated for potential population health risks resulting from contemporary (post 2000) mercury (Hg) exposure, using novel risk thresholds based on literature and de novo contamination data. The main geographic focus is on the Baltic Sea, while data from the same species in adjacent waters, such as the Greater North Sea and North Atlantic, were included for comparative purposes. For marine mammals, 23% of the groups, each composing individuals of a specific sex and maturity from the same species in a specific study region, showed Hg-concentrations within the High Risk Category (HRC) and Severe Risk Category (SRC). The corresponding percentages for seabirds, fish and bivalves were 2.7%, 25% and 8.0%, respectively, although fish and bivalves were not represented in the SRC. Juveniles from all species showed to be at no or low risk. In comparison to the same species in the adjacent waters, i.e. the Greater North Sea and the North Atlantic, the estimated risk for Baltic populations is not considerably higher. These findings suggest that over the past few decades the Baltic Sea has improved considerably with respect to presenting Hg exposure to its local species, while it does still carry a legacy of elevated Hg levels resulting from high neighbouring industrial and agricultural activity and slow water turnover regime.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDietz, R., Fort, J., Sonne, C., Albert, C., Bustnes, J.O., Christensen, T.K. ... Eulaers, I. (2021) A risk assessment of the effects of mercury on Baltic Sea, Greater North Sea and North Atlantic wildlife, fish and bivalves. <i>Environment International, 146</i>, 106178.en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1852642
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envint.2020.106178
dc.identifier.issn0160-4120
dc.identifier.issn1873-6750
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/19941
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalEnvironment International
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/ARCTOX/631203/France/SEA-ICE SHRINKING AND INCREASING HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN THE ARCTIC: WHAT RISKS FOR THE AVIAN BIODIVERSITY?//en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400en_US
dc.titleA risk assessment of the effects of mercury on Baltic Sea, Greater North Sea and North Atlantic wildlife, fish and bivalvesen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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