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Mercury Biomagnification Through Everglades  Food Webs and the Resulting Risk for Environmental and Human Health: A Synthesis
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Mercury Biomagnification Through Everglades Food Webs and the Resulting Risk for Environmental and Human Health: A Synthesis

Darren G. Rumbold
Mercury and the Everglades. A Synthesis and Model for Complex Ecosystem Restoration, pp.269-273
Springer International Publishing
12-01-2019

Abstract

Biomagnification Food webs Risk
This chapter attempts to synthesize information presented in Chaps. 10.1007/978-3-030-32057-7_7 through 10.1007/978-3-030-32057-7_11 of this volume. It examines the influential factors that control the amount of methylmercury that enters and is subsequently biomagnified through the food web to top predators. It begins with a summary of current risk to both wildlife and humans from mercury exposure in south Florida.

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