June 24, 2024

New publication on organochlorine and mercury transfer to SSL pups

METAL recently published a paper discussing the transfer of both organochlorine and mercury to Steller sea lion pups.

O’Hara TM, Ylitalo GM, Crawford SG, Taras BD, Fadely BS, Rehberg MJ, Rea LD. Spatial and Cumulative Organochlorine and Mercury Exposure Assessments in Steller Sea Lions of Alaska: Emphasizing Pups. Marine Pollution Bulletin. Volume 205, August 2024.

Figure above: Conceptual model of routes of transfer of monomethyl mercury (MeHg+, yellow) and lipophilic organochlorines (OC, blue) from Steller sea lion dam diet to the fetus (gestation) and suckling (early and late lactation) neonate. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.) Created with BioRender.com.