Table 1. Biological information and analyte concentrations in liver of Guiana dolphins.
Specimen | Sex | TL1 | Age2 | THg3 | THg4 | MeHg5 | %MeHg6 | TOrgHg7 | Se8 | Se9 | Se:THg10 |
Sg #01 | F | 71.0 | 0 | 2.52 | 12.5 | 0.48 | 19.0 | 0.50 | 4.51 | 57.1 | 4.55 |
Sg #02 | F | 73.0 | 0 | 11.8 | 58.7 | 0.11 | 0.93 | 0.62 | 74.8 | 948 | 16.1 |
Sg #03 | F | 75.0 | 0 | 3.80 | 18.9 | 0.31 | 8.15 | 0.56 | 0.17 | 2.14 | 0.11 |
Sg #04 | M | 92.5 | 0 | 1.33 | 6.65 | 0.38 | 28.6 | 0.42 | 0.65 | 8.25 | 1.24 |
Sg #05 | M | 133.0 | 1 | 2.26 | 11.2 | 0.91 | 40.3 | 1.33 | 0.36 | 4.56 | 0.40 |
Sg #06 | M | 147.5 | 1 | 0.59 | 2.93 | 0.56 | 94.9 | 0.66 | nd11 | nd11 | nd11 |
Sg #07 | M | 176.0 | 4 | 2.51 | 12.5 | 0.78 | 31.1 | 0.93 | nd11 | nd11 | nd11 |
Sg #08 | M | 177.0 | 8 | 4.60 | 22.9 | 0.20 | 4.35 | 0.89 | 0.64 | 8.11 | 0.35 |
Sg #09 | F | 185.0 | 8 | 5.68 | 28.3 | 0.60 | 10.6 | 1.99 | 1.16 | 14.6 | 0.52 |
Sg #10 | M | 184.5 | 9 | 17.3 | 86.4 | nd11 | nd11 | 1.00 | 6.56 | 83.1 | 0.96 |
Sg #11 | M | 189.0 | 13 | 24.7 | 123 | 0.78 | 3.15 | 1.16 | nd11 | nd11 | nd11 |
Sg #12 | M | 190.0 | 13 | 47.6 | 237 | 1.35 | 2.83 | 1.58 | 15.3 | 193 | 0.81 |
Sg #13 | F | 198.0 | 23 | 132 | 661 | 1.74 | 1.31 | 1.86 | 53.9 | 682 | 1.03 |
Sg #14 | F | 180.0 | 30 | 41.7 | 208 | 1.84 | 4.41 | nd11 | 21.2 | 268 | 1.29 |
Sg #15 | F | 185.0 | 30 | 60.1 | 299.6 | 1.92 | 3.19 | nd11 | nd11 | nd11 | nd11 |
Sg #16 | F | 149.0 | nd11 | 0.53 | 2.63 | nd11 | nd11 | nd11 | 0.23 | 2.87 | 1.09 |
Sg #17 | M | 187.0 | nd11 | 13.5 | 67.3 | 0.95 | 7.03 | 1.12 | nd11 | nd11 | nd11 |
Sg #18 | M | 187.0 | nd11 | 3.57 | 17.8 | 0.45 | 12.6 | 0.63 | 1.59 | 20.1 | 1.13 |
Sg #19 | M | 189.0 | nd11 | 3.69 | 18.4 | 1.22 | 33.1 | 1.43 | 2.01 | 25.4 | 1.38 |
Total length in cm.
Age in years.
Total mercury concentration in µg/g, wet wt.
Total mercury concentration in nmol/g, wet wt.
Methylmercury concentration in µg/g, wet wt.
Percentage of methylmercury contribution to total mercury.
Total organic mercury concentration in µg/g, wet wt.
Selenium concentration in µg/g, wet wt.
Selenium concentration in nmol/g, wet wt.
Selenium: total mercury molar ratio.
Not determined.