Mercury accumulation in mallards fed methylmercury with or without added DDE
Environmental Research
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By: G. H. Heinz
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Abstract
Adult female mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) were fed a control diet or diets containing 1 ppm methylmercury chloride, 5 ppm methylmercury chloride, 1 ppm methylmercury chloride plus 5 ppm DDE, or 5 ppm methylmercury chloride plus 5 ppm DDE. The presence of DDE in the diet did not affect retention of mercury in breast muscle or eggs. There was a good correlation between the levels of mercury in the breast muscle of females and their eggs, and this correlation was unaffected by the presence of DDE in the diet. This correlation suggests that one could predict mercury levels in female mallards in the field when only eggs have been collected and vice versa.
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Heinz, G.H., 1987, Mercury accumulation in mallards fed methylmercury with or without added DDE: Environmental Research, v. 42, no. 2, p. 372-376, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0013-9351(87)80203-7.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Mercury accumulation in mallards fed methylmercury with or without added DDE |
| Series title | Environmental Research |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0013-9351(87)80203-7 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 372-376 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Environmental Research |
| First page | 372 |
| Last page | 376 |