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Hair and blood total mercury concentrations in raccoons and striped skunks from Suisun Marsh 2016 to 2019

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Publication Date
Start Date
2016-04-11
End Date
2019-07-19

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Peterson, S.H., and Ackerman, J.T., 2020, Hair and blood total mercury concentrations in raccoons and striped skunks from Suisun Marsh 2016 to 2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9SRJFSI.

Summary

Total mercury concentrations were determined in hair and whole blood of raccoons and skunks in Suisun Marsh from 2016 to 2019. Individual skunks and raccoons were identified by a unique identifier (Animal_ID) and some animals were sampled multiple times. This dataset includes animal sex, age class, the date the sample was collected, animal body mass, head length, and head-to-torso length. These data support the following publication: Peterson, Sarah H., Ackerman, J.T., Hartman, C.A., Casazza, M.L., Feldheim, C.L., and Herzog, M.P. 2020. Mercury exposure in mammalian mesopredators inhabiting a brackish marsh. Environmental Pollution

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Originator :
Sarah H Peterson, Josh T Ackerman
Metadata Contact :
Sarah H Peterson
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Western Ecological Research Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Purpose

Hair and blood total mercury concentrations were determined in raccoons and striped skunks to examine mercury exposure in two mammalian species that inhabit a brackish marsh.

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