Organic carbon, mercury and climate change: towards a better understanding of biotic contamination in the Canadian Arctic
Mercury (Hg) is a known neurotoxin that is often found in concentrations exceeding safe consumption guidelines in aquatic biota. This is evident in northern Canada, where northerners consume significant amounts of animals such as beluga, seals and burbot. In the Mackenzie River Basin, recent incre...
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3923 |