Table 3 Total Hg concentrations in blood of pinniped species
From: Mercury immune toxicity in harbour seals: links to in vitro toxicity
Species | Location, year | Condition | Reference | Concentration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |  | μg.L -1 | μg.g -1 fw |
Phoca vitulina | North Sea. (1997–2004) | Free-ranging seals | this work | 172 ± 143 (43–611) n = 22 | 0.16 ± 0.13 (0.04 – 0.56) n = 22 |
Phoca groenlandica | NW Atlantic | Captive seal (before MeHg exposure) | [61] | 80 ± 40 (n = 6) | nd |
Phoca groenlandica | Gulf of St Lawrence (1976 – 1978) | Free-ranging adult seals | [62] | nd | Males: 0.15 ± 0.02 n = 2 Females: 0.07 ± 0.04 n = 48 |
Phoca groenlandica | Front ice off Newfoundland – Labrador (1976–1978) | Free-ranging adult seals | [62] | nd | Males: 0.04 ± 0.02 n = 3 Females: 0.02 n = 1 |
Leptonychotes weddellii | Antarctic 1980 | Free-ranging seals | [63] | nd | 0.02 n = 2 |
Callorhinus ursinus | Alaska, 1972 | Wild nursing cows | [85] | nd | 0.099 n = 2 |