Are liver and renal lesions in East Greenland polar bears (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Ursus maritimus</Emphasis>) associated with high mercury levels?期刊界 All Journals 搜尽天下杂志传播学术成果专业期刊搜索期刊信息化学术搜索

Are liver and renal lesions in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) associated with high mercury levels?

Authors:	Christian Sonne Rune Dietz Pall S Leifsson Gert Asmund Erik W Born Maja Kirkegaard

Affiliation:	1.Section for Contaminants, Effects and Marine Mammals, Department of Arctic Environment,National Environmental Research Institute, University of Aarhus,Roskilde,Denmark;2.Department of Veterinary Pathobiology,Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen,Frederiksberg,Denmark;3.Greenland Institute of Natural Resources,Nuuk,Greenland

Abstract:	Background In the Arctic, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) bio-accumulate mercury as they prey on polluted ringed seals (Phoca hispida) and bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus). Studies have shown that polar bears from East Greenland are among the most mercury polluted species in the Arctic. It is unknown whether these levels are toxic to liver and kidney tissue.

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