Are liver and renal lesions in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) associated with high mercury levels.docVIP

Environmental Health BioMedCentral Research Open Access Are liver and renal lesions in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) associated with high mercury levels? Christian Sonne*1, Rune Dietz1, Pall S Leifsson2, Gert Asmund1, Erik W Born3 and Maja Kirkegaard1 Address: 1Section for Contaminants, Effects and Marine Mammals, Department of Arctic Environment, National Environmental Research Institute, University of Aarhus, Frederiksborgvej 399, POBox 358, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark, 2Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Bülowsvej 17