Mercury in Tissues of Red Fox as Indicator of Environmental Pollution

Khabarova, L.S.; Ivanova, Elena; Poddubnaya, N.Ya.; Андреева, А. В.; Selezneva, A.P.; Feneva, D.M.

doi:10.2991/isees-18.2018.19

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“…The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) has established recommended levels of mercury in hair (<1 mg/kg), which correspond to the reference intake dose (RFD) of 0.1 mkg/kg of body weight per day [5]. The accumulation of mercury in biotic and abiotic components of biosystems has been studied in the Vologda region for the last decades [6][7][8]. On the territory of the Vologda region, the content of mercury in hair was studied only in one coastal Kirillovsky district and the industrial city of Cherepovets [9,10].…”

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Mercury content in the hair of residents of Babushkinsky district, Vologda region, Russia

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Mercury is a highly toxic metal for all living organisms. Even low doses of the organic form of mercury can cause disruption in some functions of the human body. The content of mercury in the hair of residents (n=71) of Babushkinsky district, Vologda region, Russia was determined. Babushkinsky district is located away from industrial sources of mercury. Mercury concentrations were determined using a mercury analyzer RA-915M. The average mercury content in the hair of residents of Babushkinsky district, Vologda region was 0.398 mg/kg. 8% of the study participants had mercury levels in their hair above 1 mg/kg. There were no differences in the content of mercury in the hair between males (0.540 mg/kg) and females (0.344 mg/kg). The differences were established depending on age: under 30 years old (0.208 mg/kg), over 30 years (0.582 mg/kg). There is also a correlation between mercury in the hair and age. People who eat fish several times a week have twice as much mercury (0.538 mg/kg) as people who eat fish less than once a month (0.262 mg/kg).

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Mercury content in the hair of residents of Babushkinsky district, Vologda region, Russia

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“…The accumulation of mercury in amphibians and the way it is stored inside their organisms are insufficiently studied, presently despite the fact that amphibians play a unique role in ecosystems, connecting the aquatic and terrestrial biocycles. Previous studies have demonstrated unequal accumulation of mercury in mammals from different parts of the Vologda region territory [9], [10]. At the same time, high concentrations of mercury in perch muscles (>0.5 mg HG/kg) have been repeatedly found in fish from lakes of the Vologda region [11], [12], [13].…”

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Mercury Content in Tissues of Amphibians of Northwest Russia (Vologda Region)

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Khabarova³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the IV International Scientific and Practical Conference 'Anthropogenic Transformation of Geospace: Nature, Econ

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The сontent of mercury in the tissues of amphibians from Northwest Russia (Vologda region) varies within 0.001 to 0.370 mg/kg wet weight. The average values of Hg сontent in the organs and tissues of studied amphibian species decrease in the order: liver > kidneys > heart > intestines > muscles > skin. The mercury сontent in the tissues of genus Pelophylax is higher than that in the tissues of samples of genus Rana and species Bufo bufo. The сontent of mercury in the tissues of Rana spp. collected in the Western part of the Vologda region is significantly higher than that in samples from the Eastern part.

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