Mercury content in the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica Temminck, 1844) from the coastal and inland areas of the Russia

Abstract Being a global pollutant, mercury can originate from both natural as well as anthropogenic sources. Coastal marine atmospheric fog is considered a potential source of ocean-derived monomethylmercury (MMHg) to coastal terrestrial ecosystems. However, the ratio between mercury appearing throu...

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Autores principales:	N. Ya. Poddubnaya, G. P. Salkina, L. S. Eltsova, E. S. Ivanova, A. Yu. Oleynikov, D. D. Pavlov, V. Kh. Kryukov, O. Yu. Rumyantseva
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f2330bf5bc004215a73e83d14e7d99812021-12-02T17:04:05ZMercury content in the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica Temminck, 1844) from the coastal and inland areas of the Russia10.1038/s41598-021-86411-y2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/f2330bf5bc004215a73e83d14e7d99812021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86411-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Being a global pollutant, mercury can originate from both natural as well as anthropogenic sources. Coastal marine atmospheric fog is considered a potential source of ocean-derived monomethylmercury (MMHg) to coastal terrestrial ecosystems. However, the ratio between mercury appearing through natural processes and that from the results of human activity is unclear. We assumed that the total mercury content in the fur of tigers would differ depending on the distance from the sea. Here we show that the average mercury content in tigers from the coast (0.435 ± 0.062 mg kg−1) is significantly different from tigers from the inland area (0.239 ± 0.075 mg kg−1), (p = 0.02). We found that the content of mercury in the fur of tigers is largely dependent of natural processes rather than human activity. We assume that the levels of mercury in coastal ecosystems in the south of the Russian Far East reflect the position of the region relative to the deep faults of the East Pacific Platform. Obtained data indicate that environmental risks associated with mercury pollution currently exist, but do not pose a serious threat to Siberian tigers.N. Ya. PoddubnayaG. P. SalkinaL. S. EltsovaE. S. IvanovaA. Yu. OleynikovD. D. PavlovV. Kh. KryukovO. Yu. RumyantsevaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q N. Ya. Poddubnaya G. P. Salkina L. S. Eltsova E. S. Ivanova A. Yu. Oleynikov D. D. Pavlov V. Kh. Kryukov O. Yu. Rumyantseva Mercury content in the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica Temminck, 1844) from the coastal and inland areas of the Russia
description	Abstract Being a global pollutant, mercury can originate from both natural as well as anthropogenic sources. Coastal marine atmospheric fog is considered a potential source of ocean-derived monomethylmercury (MMHg) to coastal terrestrial ecosystems. However, the ratio between mercury appearing through natural processes and that from the results of human activity is unclear. We assumed that the total mercury content in the fur of tigers would differ depending on the distance from the sea. Here we show that the average mercury content in tigers from the coast (0.435 ± 0.062 mg kg−1) is significantly different from tigers from the inland area (0.239 ± 0.075 mg kg−1), (p = 0.02). We found that the content of mercury in the fur of tigers is largely dependent of natural processes rather than human activity. We assume that the levels of mercury in coastal ecosystems in the south of the Russian Far East reflect the position of the region relative to the deep faults of the East Pacific Platform. Obtained data indicate that environmental risks associated with mercury pollution currently exist, but do not pose a serious threat to Siberian tigers.
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author	N. Ya. Poddubnaya G. P. Salkina L. S. Eltsova E. S. Ivanova A. Yu. Oleynikov D. D. Pavlov V. Kh. Kryukov O. Yu. Rumyantseva
author_facet	N. Ya. Poddubnaya G. P. Salkina L. S. Eltsova E. S. Ivanova A. Yu. Oleynikov D. D. Pavlov V. Kh. Kryukov O. Yu. Rumyantseva
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title	Mercury content in the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica Temminck, 1844) from the coastal and inland areas of the Russia
title_short	Mercury content in the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica Temminck, 1844) from the coastal and inland areas of the Russia
title_full	Mercury content in the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica Temminck, 1844) from the coastal and inland areas of the Russia
title_fullStr	Mercury content in the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica Temminck, 1844) from the coastal and inland areas of the Russia
title_full_unstemmed	Mercury content in the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica Temminck, 1844) from the coastal and inland areas of the Russia
title_sort	mercury content in the siberian tiger (panthera tigris altaica temminck, 1844) from the coastal and inland areas of the russia
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f2330bf5bc004215a73e83d14e7d9981
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Mercury content in the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica Temminck, 1844) from the coastal and inland areas of the Russia

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