Table 2 |
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Mercury concentrations [mean ± SD (n), μg/g w.w.] in East Greenland polar bears |
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Subadults |
Adult females |
Adult males |
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| Liver |
6.27 ± 2.83 (32)*# |
15.78 ± 8.6 (15)* |
14.99 ± 8.96 (12)* |
| Kidney |
7.18 ± 3.32 (31)*## |
18.04 ± 10.97 (15)* |
29.42 ± 14.09 (11)*,** |
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*: Significantly higher when compared to subadults at p ≤ 0.05. **: Significantly higher when compared to adult females at p < 0.05. *#: significantly positive relationship to age at p ≤ 0.002 (R2 = 0.27). *##: significantly positive relationship to age at p ≤ 0.001 (R2 = 0.45). |
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Sonne et al. Environmental Health 2007 6:11 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-6-11 |
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