Citation:

j.envpol.2007.09.006

Name: (Table 2) Selenium and mercury concentrations in the livers of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Canada, Alaska and Greenland between 1980 and 2002
Published: 2008
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Further details:

Braune, Birgit M; Norstrom, Ross J; Wong, M P; Collins, B T; Lee, J (1991): Geographical distribution of metals in livers of polar bears from the Northwest territories, Canada. Science of the Total Environment, 100, 283-299, https://doi.org/10.1016/0048-9697(91)90381-N

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):

Alaska-Bering-Chukchi_Sea * Latitude: 66.000000 * Longitude: -168.000000 * Location: Bering Sea * Method/Device: Biological sample (BIOS)

Avanersuaq * Latitude: 78.760000 * Longitude: -69.720000 * Location: Greenland * Method/Device: Biological sample (BIOS)

E_Baffin_Is * Latitude: 63.350000 * Longitude: -63.600000 * Location: Baffin Island * Method/Device: Biological sample (BIOS)

Comment:

Concentrations are given per kg wet weight and age-adjusted to 6.9 years.

Parameter(s):

#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Principal Investigator
1	Event label	Event
2	Country	Country		Rush, Scott A
3	Species	Species		Rush, Scott A
4	Species, common name	Species common		Rush, Scott A
5	Sample type	Samp type		Rush, Scott A
6	Area/locality	Area		Rush, Scott A
7	Sampling date	Sampling date		Rush, Scott A
8	Mercury	Hg	mg/kg	Rush, Scott A
9	Selenium	Se	mg/kg	Rush, Scott A
10	Reference/source	Reference		Rush, Scott A

License:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)

Size:

135 data points

Data

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1 Event	2 Country	3 Species	4 Species common	5 Samp type	6 Area	7 Sampling date	8 Hg [mg/kg]	9 Se [mg/kg]	10 Reference
Alaska-Bering-Chukchi_Sea	Alaska	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	Alaska	1994-2000	5.243	1.13	this study
Avanersuaq	Greenland	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	Avanersuaq	1986-1990	17.840	7.66	this study
Ittoqqortoormiit	Greenland	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	Ittoqqortoormiit	1980-1985	9.649	4.09	this study
Ittoqqortoormiit	Greenland	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	Ittoqqortoormiit	1986-1990	9.560	3.62	this study
Ittoqqortoormiit	Greenland	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	Ittoqqortoormiit	1994-2000	9.663	4.79	this study
Lancaster-Jones_Sound	Canada	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	Lancaster Sound	1980-1985	22.010	8.19	Braune et al. (1991)
Lancaster-Jones_Sound	Canada	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	Lancaster Sound	2002	45.840	14.83	this study
E_Baffin_Is	Canada	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	East Baffin Island	1980-1985	16.650	6.07	Braune et al. (1991)
E_Baffin_Is	Canada	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	East Baffin Island	2002	24.660	7.84	this study
N_Baffin_Is	Canada	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	Northern Baffin Island	1980-1985	25.090	7.93	Braune et al. (1991)
N_Baffin_Is	Canada	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	Northern Baffin Island	2002	31.690	11.50	this study
S-Beaufort_Sea	Canada	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	Southeast Beaufort Sea	1980-1985	53.040	23.43	Braune et al. (1991)
S-Beaufort_Sea	Canada	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	Southeast Beaufort Sea	2002	69.750	24.53	this study
SE_Hudson_Bay	Canada	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	Southeast Hudson Bay	1980-1985	6.540	1.54	Braune et al. (1991), southwest Hudson Bay
SE_Hudson_Bay	Canada	Ursus maritimus	Polar bear	liver	Southeast Hudson Bay	2002	4.160	2.32	this study