title: Mercury in liver, kidney, feather and muscle of seabirds from major wetlands of the Caspian Sea, Iran.
abstract: Concentration of mercury in tissues of the great cormorant (n = 18), mallard (n = 18), and coot (n = 15) of the Caspian Sea were determined. Liver mercury in the great cormorant, mallard, and coot were (5.7 ± 0.91; 0.3 ± 0.02; 0.09 ± 0.02). Kidney levels were (3.6 ± 2.24; 0.26 ± 0.03; 0.08 ± 0.02); feather (8.7 ± 0.8; 1.04 ± 0.16; 0.23 ± 0.15) and muscle were (2.26 ± 2.04; 0.11 ± 0.01; 0.03 ± 0.02) respectively. Mercury Tolerable Daily Intake limit is set at 5 μg g(-1). But even at levels that are currently considered "tolerable", mercury poisoning can occur in children and young who consume polluted game meat regularly.
authors.affiliation: School of Natural Resource and Marine Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 46414-356, Noor, Mazandaran, Iran.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aazami
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esmaili-Sari
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bahramifar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghasempouri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Savabieasfahani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000378:metabolism*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005241:Feathers / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000378:metabolism*; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*; D053833:Wetlands
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D008628:Mercury