Comparing In Vivo Methylmercury Detoxification in Hunted Duck: Implications for Wildlife and Human Health
Samuel F. Lopez, Sarah E. Janssen, Brett A. Poulin, William P. Johnson, Michael T. Tate, Pieter Glatzel, Tylor J. Rosera, Grace J. Armstrong, Alain Manceau · 2026
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Samuel F. Lopez and co-authors dissected mercury chemistry in two duck species hunted at Utah's Great Salt Lake, where waterfowl carry high mercury loads. Their 2026 study measured mercury forms and isotope signatures in brain, breast muscle, liver, and kidney from northern shovelers and cinnamon teal, using advanced X-ray spectroscopy.
Both species were breaking the toxic form, methylmercury, down inside their bodies, storing the residue bound to sulfur and selenium compounds. The share remaining as methylmercury fell from brain to muscle to kidney to liver. Shovelers held far more mercury in the liver yet had detoxified a larger share of it than teal, showing species differ in handling the metal. Because total mercury no longer mirrors the toxic form, the authors say consumption advisories built on totals alone can mislead hunters.
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| CREATOR | Samuel F. Lopez, Sarah E. Janssen, Brett A. Poulin, William P. Johnson, Michael T. Tate, Pieter Glatzel, Tylor J. Rosera, Grace J. Armstrong, Alain Manceau |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55254 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |