Mercury in the Biogeochemical Cycle: Natural Environments and Hydroelectric Reservoirs of Northern Quebec (Canada)

Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Résumé et synthèse....Pages 1-21
Introduction....Pages 23-40
Analysis of Total Mercury and Methylmercury in Environmental Samples....Pages 41-52
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Mercury in Natural Lakes and Unperturbed Terrestrial Ecosystems of Northern Québec....Pages 55-87
Bioaccumulation of Mercury and Methylmercury in Invertebrates from Natural Boreal Lakes....Pages 89-113
Mercury in Fish of Natural Lakes of Northern Québec....Pages 115-130
Mercury in Birds and Mammals....Pages 131-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
 In Vitro Release of Mercury and Methylmercury from Flooded Organic Matter....Pages 147-164
Mercury Dynamics at the Flooded Soil-Water Interface in Reservoirs of Northern Québec: in Situ Observations....Pages 165-189
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Bioaccumulation of Methylmercury in Invertebrates from Boreal Hydroelectric Reservoirs....Pages 193-214
Mercury Accumulation in Fish from the La Grande Complex: Influence of Feeding Habits and Concentrations of Mercury in Ingested Prey....Pages 215-233
Post-Impoundment Evolution of Fish Mercury Levels at the La Grande Complex, Québec, Canada (from 1978 to 1996)....Pages 235-258
Calculated Fluxes of Mercury to Fish in the Robert-Bourassa Reservoir....Pages 259-272
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Assessment of the Ecotoxic Risk of Methylmercury Exposure in Mink ( Mustela vison ) Inhabiting Northern Québec....Pages 275-285
Breeding Success of Osprey under High Seasonal Methylmercury Exposure....Pages 287-293
Synthesis....Pages 295-311
Conclusion and Prospects....Pages 313-316
Back Matter....Pages 317-334