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Avian mercury exposure and toxicological risk across western North America: A synthesis by Ackerman, Joshua T., Eagles-Smith, Collin A., Herzog, Mark P., Hartman, C. Alex, Peterson, Sarah H., Evers, David C., Jackson, Allyson K., Elliott, John E., Vander Pol, Stacy S., Bryan, Colleen E.

“…Methylmercury contamination of the environment is an important issue globally, and birds are useful bioindicators for mercury monitoring programs. The…”
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Mercury flow through an Asian rice-based food web by Abeysinghe, Kasun S., Qiu, Guangle, Goodale, Eben, Anderson, Christopher W.N., Bishop, Kevin, Evers, David C., Goodale, Morgan W., Hintelmann, Holger, Liu, Shengjie, Mammides, Christos, Quan, Rui-Chang, Wang, Jin, Wu, Pianpian, Xu, Xiao-Hang, Yang, Xiao-Dong, Feng, Xinbin

“…Mercury (Hg) is a globally-distributed pollutant, toxic to humans and animals. Emissions are particularly high in Asia, and the source of exposure for humans…”
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Mercury Contamination in Forest and Freshwater Ecosystems in the Northeastern United States by DRISCOLL, CHARLES T, HAN, YOUNG-JI, CHEN, CELIA Y, EVERS, DAVID C, LAMBERT, KATHLEEN FALLON, HOLSEN, THOMAS M, KAMMAN, NEIL C, MUNSON, RONALD K

“…Eastern North America receives elevated atmospheric mercury deposition from a combination of local, regional, and global sources. Anthropogenic emissions…”
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Economic implications of mercury exposure in the context of the global mercury treaty: Hair mercury levels and estimated lost economic productivity in selected developing countries by Trasande, Leonardo, DiGangi, Joseph, Evers, David C., Petrlik, Jindrich, Buck, David G., Šamánek, Jan, Beeler, Bjorn, Turnquist, Madeline A., Regan, Kevin

“…Several developing countries have limited or no information about exposures near anthropogenic mercury sources and no studies have quantified costs of mercury…”
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Derivation of screening benchmarks for dietary methylmercury exposure for the common loon (Gavia immer): Rationale for use in ecological risk assessment by Depew, David C., Basu, Niladri, Burgess, Neil M., Campbell, Linda M., Evers, David C., Grasman, Keith A., Scheuhammer, Anton M.

“…The current understanding of methylmercury (MeHg) toxicity to avian species has improved considerably in recent years and indicates that exposure to…”
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Leveraging genomics to understand threats to migratory birds by Larison, Brenda, Lindsay, Alec R., Bossu, Christen, Sorenson, Michael D., Kaplan, Joseph D., Evers, David C., Paruk, James, DaCosta, Jeffrey M., Smith, Thomas B., Ruegg, Kristen

“…Understanding how risk factors affect populations across their annual cycle is a major challenge for conserving migratory birds. For example, disease outbreaks…”
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A State-of-the-Science Review of Mercury Biomarkers in Human Populations Worldwide between 2000 and 2018 by Basu, Niladri, Horvat, Milena, Evers, David C, Zastenskaya, Irina, Weihe, Pál, Tempowski, Joanna

“…The Minamata Convention on Mercury provided a mandate for action against global mercury pollution. However, our knowledge of mercury exposures is limited…”
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Cyanobacterial Neurotoxin BMAA and Mercury in Sharks by Hammerschlag, Neil, Davis, David A, Mondo, Kiyo, Seely, Matthew S, Murch, Susan J, Glover, William Broc, Divoll, Timothy, Evers, David C, Mash, Deborah C

“…Sharks have greater risk for bioaccumulation of marine toxins and mercury (Hg), because they are long-lived predators. Shark fins and cartilage also contain…”
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Patterns and interpretation of mercury exposure in freshwater avian communities in northeastern north America by Evers, David C, Burgess, Neil M, Champoux, Louise, Hoskins, Bart, Major, Andrew, Goodale, Wing M, Taylor, Robert J, Poppenga, Robert, Daigle, Theresa

“…A large data set of over 4,700 records of avian mercury (Hg) levels in northeastern North America was compiled and evaluated. As Hg emissions remain poorly…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention on Mercury: Principles and recommendations for next steps by Evers, David C., Keane, Susan Egan, Basu, Niladri, Buck, David

“…The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a multilateral environmental agreement that obligates Parties to reduce or control sources of mercury pollution in order…”
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Integrating mercury science and policy in the marine context: Challenges and opportunities by Lambert, Kathleen F., Evers, David C., Warner, Kimberly A., King, Susannah L., Selin, Noelle E.

“…Mercury is a global pollutant and presents policy challenges at local, regional, and global scales. Mercury poses risks to the health of people, fish, and…”
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Winter site fidelity and winter movements in Common Loons (Gavia immer) across North America by Paruk, James D, Chickering, Michael D, Long, Darwin, Uher-Koch, Hannah, East, Andrew, Poleschook, Daniel, Gumm, Virginia, Hanson, William, Adams, Evan M, Kovach, Kristin A, Evers, David C

“…In many avian species, breeding site fidelity has been more thoroughly investigated than winter site fidelity, yet the latter may have a greater impact on…”
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Detected in Common Loons (Gavia immer) Wintering off Coastal Louisiana by Paruk, James D, Long, Darwin, Perkins, Christopher, East, Andrew, Sigel, Bryan J, Evers, David C

“…On 20 April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig located 66 km southeast of the Louisiana coast exploded and, by the time the pipeline was capped in…”
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Meeting Report: Methylmercury in Marine Ecosystems: From Sources to Seafood Consumers by Chen, Celia Y., Serrell, Nancy, Evers, David C., Fleishman, Bethany J., Lambert, Kathleen F., Weiss, Jeri, Mason, Robert P., Bank, Michael S.

“…Mercury and other contaminants in coastal and open-ocean ecosystems are an issue of great concern globally and in the United States, where consumption of…”
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Global mercury impact synthesis: Processes in the Southern Hemisphere by Chen, Celia Y., Evers, David C.

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A global-scale assessment of fish mercury concentrations and the identification of biological hotspots by Buck, David G., Evers, David C., Adams, Evan, DiGangi, Joseph, Beeler, Bjorn, Samánek, Jan, Petrlik, Jindrich, Turnquist, Madeline A., Speranskaya, Olga, Regan, Kevin, Johnson, Sarah

“…We present data on a rapid assessment of fish Hg concentrations from 40 different waterbodies in 26 countries that includes data on 451 fish of 92 species…”
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Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of mercury and methylmercury in four sympatric coastal sharks in a protected subtropical lagoon by Matulik, Adam G., Kerstetter, David W., Hammerschlag, Neil, Divoll, Timothy, Hammerschmidt, Chad R., Evers, David C.

“…Mercury bioaccumulation is frequently observed in marine ecosystems, often with stronger effects at higher trophic levels. We compared total mercury (THg) and…”
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The impact of mercury on North American songbirds: effects, trends, and predictive factors by Cristol, Daniel A., Evers, David C.

“…Researchers were asked to contribute new results addressing questions about the exposure and effects of mercury (Hg) in North American songbirds, a rapidly…”
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Spatial and temporal patterns of mercury concentrations in freshwater fish across the Western United States and Canada by Eagles-Smith, Collin A., Ackerman, Joshua T., Willacker, James J., Tate, Michael T., Lutz, Michelle A., Fleck, Jacob A., Stewart, A. Robin, Wiener, James G., Evers, David C., Lepak, Jesse M., Davis, Jay A., Pritz, Colleen Flanagan

“…Methylmercury contamination of fish is a global threat to environmental health. Mercury (Hg) monitoring programs are valuable for generating data that can be…”
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Amazon forests capture high levels of atmospheric mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining by Gerson, Jacqueline R., Szponar, Natalie, Zambrano, Angelica Almeyda, Bergquist, Bridget, Broadbent, Eben, Driscoll, Charles T., Erkenswick, Gideon, Evers, David C., Fernandez, Luis E., Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Inga, Giancarlo, Lansdale, Kelsey N., Marchese, Melissa J., Martinez, Ari, Moore, Caroline, Pan, William K., Purizaca, Raúl Pérez, Sánchez, Victor, Silman, Miles, Ury, Emily A., Vega, Claudia, Watsa, Mrinalini, Bernhardt, Emily S.

“…Mercury emissions from artisanal and small-scale gold mining throughout the Global South exceed coal combustion as the largest global source of mercury. We…”
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