Journal article
Biomagnification of Mercury in Aquatic Food Webs: A Worldwide Meta-Analysis
Abstract
The slope of the simple linear regression between log10 transformed mercury (Hg) concentration and stable nitrogen isotope values (δ(15)N), hereafter called trophic magnification slope (TMS), from several trophic levels in a food web can represent the overall degree of Hg biomagnification. We compiled data from 69 studies that determined total Hg (THg) or methyl Hg (MeHg) TMS values in 205 aquatic food webs worldwide. Hg TMS values were …
Authors
Lavoie RA; Jardine TD; Chumchal MM; Kidd KA; Campbell LM
Journal
Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 47, No. 23, pp. 13385–13394
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Publication Date
December 3, 2013
DOI
10.1021/es403103t
ISSN
0013-936X