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The Use of Blood in Anas clypeata as an Efficient and Non-lethal Method for the Biomonitoring of Mercury

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Hg was analyzed in seven tissues of 52 common shoveler Anas clypeata collected from the coast of SE Gulf of California. Mean Hg concentrations were highest in the liver (2,885 ng g−1) and lowest in the gizzard (621 ng g−1); they followed the order: liver, feathers > muscle tissue and tissues of the circulatory system > digestive organs. Hg levels were similar or higher than birds of the same trophic level and feeding habits. Considering the relationships of Hg among tissues and blood we recommend the use of blood as an efficient method to monitor Hg.

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M.S. fellowship to JRRV has been provided by CONACYT. Thanks are due to H. Bojórquez-Leyva, M.C. Ramírez-Jáuregui, G. Ramírez-Reséndiz, and C. Suárez-Gutiérrez, for technical assistance (chemical analysis, bibliographic research and data analysis). This project was funded by the Ministry of Public Education (Project REDES PROMEP/103.5/12/4812).

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  1. Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico

    J. R. Raygoza-Viera

  2. Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, UNAM, Joel Montes C. S/N, 82040, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico

    A. C. Ruiz-Fernández & F. Páez-Osuna

  3. Instituto Tecnológico de Mazatlán, Corsario No. 203, Colonia Urías, 82070, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico

    J. R. Raygoza-Viera & J. Ruelas-Inzunza

  4. Miembro de El Colegio de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico

    F. Páez-Osuna

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Raygoza-Viera, J.R., Ruiz-Fernández, A.C., Ruelas-Inzunza, J. et al. The Use of Blood in Anas clypeata as an Efficient and Non-lethal Method for the Biomonitoring of Mercury. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 91, 42–48 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-013-0995-6

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