Mercury in fur of Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) in Southern Sweden and Comparison to Ecotoxicological Thresholds

Sammanfattning

To characterise mercury (Hg) exposure in Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii, Kuhl 1817) in southern Sweden, 17 specimens were captured in 2013 and back fur samples were taken for analysis to determine Hg concentrations. The fur Hg levels determined [1.15 +/- 0.27 (mean +/- standard deviation, n = 17) A mu g Hg g(-1) fresh weight (fw)] represent a baseline for comparison in future assessments of Hg exposure in bat populations in northern Europe. Mercury concentrations were close to those reported in fur from other bat species, but were lower than proposed toxicological thresholds in bats (> 30 A mu g Hg g(-1) fw) and mice (5 A mu g Hg g(-1) fw). This is the first study to examine Hg exposure in bats in Scandinavia.

Nyckelord

Daubenton's bat; Mercury; Ecotoxicological thresholds; Sweden

Publicerad i

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
2017, volym: 99, nummer: 5, sidor: 561-566
Utgivare: SPRINGER

SLU författare

• Åkerblom, Staffan

  • Institutionen för vatten och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• de Jong, Johnny

  • Institutionen för stad och land, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Associerade SLU-program

Giftfri miljö
SLU Centrum för biologisk mångfald, CBM

UKÄ forskningsämne

Miljövetenskap

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-017-2206-3

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/92637