Mercury accumulation in mallards fed methylmercury with or without added DDE. [Anas platyrhynchos]

Journal Article · Tue Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1987 · Environ. Res.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6065146

Heinz, G H

Adult female mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) were fed a control diet or diets containing 1 ppm methylmercury chloride, 5 ppm methylmercurychloride, 1 ppm methylmercury chloride plus 5 ppm DDE, or 5 ppm methylmercury chloride plus 5 ppm DDE. The presence of DDE in the diet did not affect retention of mercury in breast muscle or eggs. There was a good correlation between the levels of mercury in the breast muscle of females and their eggs, and this correlation was unaffected by the presence of DDE in the diet. This correlation suggests that one could predict mercury levels in female mallards in the field when only eggs have been collected and vice versa.

• Research Organization: Fish and Wildlife Service, Laurel, MD
• OSTI ID: 6065146
• Journal Information: Environ. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Res.; (United States) Vol. 42:2; ISSN ENVRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIRDS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
DIET
DISTRIBUTION
DUCKS
EGGS
ELEMENTS
FOWL
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INGESTION
INTAKE
MERCURY
MERCURY CHLORIDES
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
MERCURY HALIDES
METALS
METHYLMERCURY
MUSCLES
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC MERCURY COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
RETENTION
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
VERTEBRATES