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- Title
Total Mercury in Feathers of White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla L.) from Northern Germany over 50 Years.
- Authors
Scharenberg, W.; Struwe-Juhl, B.
- Abstract
This article demonstrates spatial differences in mercury contamination of eagles from Schleswig-Holstein, Northern Germany. The article also examines temporal changes during the last 50 years. A suitable matrix to determine environmental metal contamination status can be found on the principle feathers of the white-tailed eagle. The endogenous particles will reflect the food contamination and by accumulation via food chain contamination in the area the bird inhabits. The results show that males are more highly contaminated. At some nest sites females contain slightly higher concentrations, although these differences are not significant.
- Subjects
SCHLESWIG-Holstein (Germany); GERMANY; WHITE-tailed sea eagle; MERCURY; FEATHERS; HALIAEETUS
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2000, Vol 64, Issue 5, p686
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s001280000058