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The use of bird feather parts as a monitor for metal pollution
A.A. Goede,M. de Bruin +1 more
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In this paper, the contents of some parts of the vane and shaft are subject to changes after the formation of the feather has been completed, and it is concluded that either parts, or the whole feather, can be used as a monitoring tissue for Hg but it has to be taken into account that, with time, contamination may occur via the feather oils.About:
This article is published in Environmental Pollution Series B, Chemical and Physical.The article was published on 1984-01-01. It has received 177 citations till now.read more
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Effects of mercury on wildlife: A comprehensive review
TL;DR: A critique of the current state of knowledge about effects of Hg on wildlife is presented as an aid to identifying missing information and to planning research needed for conducting a complete assessment of HG risks to wildlife.
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The chronic toxicity of aluminium, cadmium, mercury, and lead in birds: a review.
TL;DR: It is concluded that significant physiological and biochemical responses to such exposure conditions occur at dietary metal concentrations insufficient to cause signs of overt toxicity, particularly important are reproductive effects which include decreased egg production, decreased hatchability, and increased hatchling mortality.
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Using bird feathers to measure mercury in the environment: Relationships between mercury content and moult
TL;DR: It is suggested that the amount of mercury stored in body tissues is the main factor determining levels in plumage, and body feathers provide the most representative sample for estimating whole-bird mercury content.
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Birds as monitors of pollutants
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that birds may reflect pollutant hazards to humans better than do most invertebrates, since they are high in food chains and have more complex physiology.
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Effects of acidification on the availability of toxic metals and calcium to wild birds and mammals.
TL;DR: The effects of acidification on wildlife inhabiting aquatic or semi-aquatic environments are reviewed, with particular reference to the possibility for increased dietary exposure to Hg, Cd, Pb and/or Al, and decreased availability of essential dietary minerals such as Ca.
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Mercury content in feathers of Swedish birds from the past 100 years
TL;DR: The appearance of increased mercury accumulations in birds mainly in the beginning of the 1940's indicates that alkyl-Hg compounds used as seed dressings are chiefly responsible for that increase.
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Survival and reproductive success of black ducks fed methyl mercury
Mack T. Finley,Rey C. Stendell +1 more
TL;DR: Mercury residues in eggs, embryos and ducklings averaged about 30% lower during the second breeding season compared with first year results, and reduced hatchability and poor duckling survival were the most harmful effects.
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Mercury levels in feathers of peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus compared with total mercury content in some of its prey species in Sweden
Peter Lindberg,Tjelvar Odsjö +1 more
TL;DR: Mercury levels have decreased significantly in both prey species and peregrines in Sweden during 1971–1977 compared with the period 1940–1966 when alkyl mercury was used as a seed dressing.
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Tissue residues of dietary cadmium in wood ducks.
TL;DR: Histopathological examination revealed lesions in the kidney tissues of the 100 ppm cadmium treatment groups, which were more severe in those birds receiving the 18% protein diet, and growth, as measured by body weight at 13 weeks of age, was not affected by the various cadmum treatment levels.
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