Mercury Concentrations in a White-tailed Eagle (Haliaetus albicilla) from the Vicinity of Warsaw, Poland

Environmental monitoring plays an essential role in the evaluation and management of anthropogenic chemicals, which often have a tendency to accumulate in food-chains. Birds of prey, representing the top levels of food-chains, are considered to be among the best indicators of mercury. Among these av...

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Published in:Environmental conservation 1990, Vol.17 (1), p.75-77
Main Authors: Dittmann, Jürgen, Altmeyer, Monika, Dmowski, Krzysztof, Krüger, Joachim, Müller, Paul, Wagner, Gerhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal wings
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Aves
Biological and medical sciences
Birds of prey
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on vertebrates
Environmental conservation
Feathers
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Molting
Sea birds
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS
Sustainable agriculture
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Summary:Environmental monitoring plays an essential role in the evaluation and management of anthropogenic chemicals, which often have a tendency to accumulate in food-chains. Birds of prey, representing the top levels of food-chains, are considered to be among the best indicators of mercury. Among these avian carnivores the White-tailed Eagle (Haliaetus albicilla ) seems to be a very interesting species as it mainly feeds on fish.
ISSN:0376-8929
1469-4387
DOI:10.1017/S0376892900017343