Conference poster summarizing a 2014 biomonitoring study of mercury (Hg) in chickens and eggs raised on a contaminated South River floodplain near Waynesboro, VA. Hg was measured in eggs, muscle, liver, gizzard, feathers, and blood; risk metrics (hazard quotients and allowable meals) indicate eggs and muscle are acceptable, while liver and gizzard may need consumption limits. Non-lethal blood and feather sampling showed promise for some breeds.
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pdf
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Presentations
Publication Date :
2015-11
Type :
Presentation
Review Notes :
Document is a conference poster presented at SETAC North America 36th Annual Meeting (1-5 November 2015); the study itself was conducted in 2014. All key details taken from the poster; no additional inferences made.
