Mercury content in the fur of jaguars (Panthera onca) from two areas under different levels of gold mining impact in the Brazilian Pantanal

Mercury content in the fur of jaguars (Panthera onca) from two areas under different levels of gold mining impact in the Brazilian Pantanal

ABSTRACT The Pantanal is the largest inland wetland in the world and is under increasing anthropogenic threats, including long-term regionally intensive gold mining practices. Gold mining activities are known to cause the release of harmful pollutants such as mercury (Hg) to the surrounding environm...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: JOARES A. MAY JÚNIOR, HOWARD QUIGLEY, RAFAEL HOOGESTEIJN, FERNANDO R. TORTATO, ALLISON DEVLIN, RUI M. DE CARVALHO JÚNIOR, RONALDO G. MORATO, LEONARDO R. SARTORELLO, LILIAN E. RAMPIM, MARIO HABERFELD, ROGÉRIO C. DE PAULA, JAIRO JOSÉ ZOCCHE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2017-08-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
biomagnification
heavy metals
mammal
wetland
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017005018110&lng=en&tlng=en

Similar Items

Similar Items