Rush, Scott A; Borgå, Katrine; Dietz, Rune; Born, Erik W; Sonne, Christian; Evans, Thomas J; Muir, Derek C G; Letcher, Robert J; Norstrom, Ross J; Fisk, Aaron T (2008): (Table 1) Major and minor element concentrations in the livers of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Canada, Alaska and Greenland [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.819533, In supplement to: Rush, SA et al. (2008): Geographic distribution of selected elements in the livers of polar bears from Greenland, Canada and the United States. Environmental Pollution, 153(3), 618-626, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.09.006
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 69.259375 * Median Longitude: -88.057850 * South-bound Latitude: 56.930000 * West-bound Longitude: -168.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 78.760000 * East-bound Longitude: -22.572800
Event(s):
Comment:
Concentrations are given per kg wet weight. Lanthanum and platinum concentrations were 0 in all samples from Canada.
Parameter(s):
# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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1 | Event label | Event | ||||
2 | Species | Species | Rush, Scott A | |||
3 | Species, common name | Species common | Rush, Scott A | |||
4 | Sample type | Samp type | Rush, Scott A | |||
5 | Country | Country | Rush, Scott A | |||
6 | Area/locality | Area | Rush, Scott A | |||
7 | Ursus maritimus | U. maritimus | # | Rush, Scott A | ||
8 | Male | Male | # | Rush, Scott A | ||
9 | Female | Female | # | Rush, Scott A | ||
10 | Age, relative, number of years | Age | a | Rush, Scott A | range min | |
11 | Age, relative, number of years | Age | a | Rush, Scott A | range max | |
12 | Age, comment | Comm | Rush, Scott A | no. of individuals with unknown age | ||
13 | Sampling date | Sampling date | Rush, Scott A | |||
14 | Arsenic | As | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | not corrected for age or sex | |
15 | Arsenic, standard deviation | As std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
16 | Cobalt | Co | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
17 | Chromium | Cr | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
18 | Chromium, standard deviation | Cr std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
19 | Copper | Cu | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
20 | Copper, standard deviation | Cu std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
21 | Lithium | Li | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
22 | Manganese | Mn | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
23 | Manganese, standard deviation | Mn std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
24 | Molybdenum | Mo | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
25 | Molybdenum, standard deviation | Mo std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
26 | Nickel | Ni | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
27 | Nickel, standard deviation | Ni std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
28 | Selenium | Se | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | not corrected for age or sex | |
29 | Selenium, standard deviation | Se std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
30 | Vanadium | V | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
31 | Vanadium, standard deviation | V std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
32 | Zinc | Zn | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
33 | Zinc, standard deviation | Zn std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
34 | Silver | Ag | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
35 | Silver, standard deviation | Ag std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
36 | Barium | Ba | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
37 | Barium, standard deviation | Ba std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
38 | Cadmium | Cd | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
39 | Cadmium, standard deviation | Cd std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
40 | Gadolinium | Gd | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
41 | Mercury | Hg | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | not corrected for age or sex | |
42 | Mercury, standard deviation | Hg std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
43 | Lead | Pb | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
44 | Lead, standard deviation | Pb std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
45 | Rubidium | Rb | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
46 | Rubidium, standard deviation | Rb std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
47 | Strontium | Sr | mg/kg | Rush, Scott A | ||
48 | Strontium, standard deviation | Sr std dev | ± | Rush, Scott A | ||
49 | Selenium/Mercury ratio | Se/Hg | Rush, Scott A | molar |
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