Mercury in Different Tissues of Grey Herons (Ardea cinerea) from the Volta Lake, Ghana

Abstract

Birds as high consumers and account for accumulative processes in marine pollution accumulate contaminants such as mercury (Hg). Therefore, in this study, the concentration of total mercury (THg) in ten (10) different tissues of Ardea cinerea from the Volta Lake, Ghana was measured. The THg concentrations in Ardea cinerea tissues follow the order: lungs