Mercury in Beluga

Mercury in Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas (µg/g wet weight - liver)

LONG	LAT	MEAN CONC	LOCATION	REFERENCE	YEAR	ORIGINAL REFERENCE
-166.83	68.33	6.680	Chukchi Sea, Pt. Hope	Becker et al., 1992	May, 1989	NA
-163.75	69.08	48.770	Chukchi Sea, Pt. Lay	Becker et al., 1992	July, 1989	NA
-65.8	66.1	5.236*	Pangnirtung	Careau et al., 1992	1984	Wagemann et al., 1990
-83.5	76.3	2.316*	Grise Fjord (Ellesmere)	Careau et al., 1992	1984	Wagemann et al., 1990
-76.6	56.9	13.440*	Nastapoka River (Hudson)	Careau et al., 1992	1984	Wagemann et al., 1990
-133.6	68.7	12.740*	Mackenzie Delta (Inuvik)	Careau et al., 1992	1984	Wagemann et al., 1990
-94.0	61.0	7.056*	Eskimo Point (Keewatin)	Careau et al., 1992	1984	Wagemann et al., 1990
-53.8	67.97	2.629	Greenland, various locations	Dietz et al., 1990	1984-87	NA
-58.0	74.0	1.77**	Upernavik	Hansen et al., 1990	1985	NA

* Value converted from data measured per dry weight into per wet weight assuming 72% water weight in liver tissue.
** Median value

References:

Becker, P.R., S. Wise, M. Schan, B. Koster and R. Zeisler. 1992. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Alaska marine mammal tissue archival project: NISTR 4731.

Careau, H., E. Dewailly, A. Vezina, P. Ayotte, D. Gauvin. 1992. State of Contamination of Northern Canada and Greenland. Community Health Department, Laval University Hospital Centre.

Dietz, R., C.O. Nielsen, M.M. Hansen and C.T. Hansen. 1990. Organic mercury in Greenland birds and mammals. The Science of the Total Environment 95: 41-51.

Hansen, C.T., C.O. Nielsen, R. Dietz and M.M. Hansen. 1990. Zinc, Cadmium, Mercury and Selenium in Minke Whales, Belugas and Narwhals from West Greenland. Polar Biology 10: 529-539.