Jennifer F. Provencher

Tissue-specific trace element accumulation, mercury and arsenic speciation in Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus)

Walruses ( Odobenus rosmarus ) are long-lived Arctic marine mammals and play an important ecological and cultural role in northern communities. We quantified and compared concentrations of 34 elements in blubber, liver, and muscle tissues from 97 Atlantic walruses ( Odobenus r. r...