title: [Mercury residues in goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) in 1966 and 1974 (author's transl)].
abstract: A comparative study of liver, muscle and kidney specimens from goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) shot in 1966 and 1974 respectively shows that a significant decrease in the mercury levels has taken place. The mean values in the liver specimens have changed from 2.27 mg/kg to 0.50 mg/kg, in the muscle specimens from 0.99 mg/kg to 0.20 mg/kg and in the kidney specimens from 3.06 mg/kg to 0.57 mg/kg. The main cause of this decrease is supposed to depend upon the recommendations since 1969 to avoid alkylmercurials as seed dressing.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000378:metabolism*; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D007668:Kidney / Q000032:analysis; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000032:analysis; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D010573:Pesticide Residues; D008628:Mercury
vernacular_title: Kvicksilverhalter hos duvhök (Accipiter gentilis) 1966 och 1974