Table 6. Average T-Hg and Me-Hg concentrations in roe deer tissue samples from the investigated areas clustered into contamination zones
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Group/Tissue
N
Roe Deer
Total-Hg (ng/g f.w.)
Me-Hg (ng/g f.w.)
Me-Hg (%)
Average
SD
Range
Average
SD
Range
Average
Range
Idrija-Zone
A: RI-R8
Cerebrum Cortex temp.
8
26.1
8.95
15.2-40.3
11.9
5.33
4.12-20.1
45.1
27.1-64.8
Pituitary
5 a
114
54.2
66.9-204
14.8
4.86
11.1-20.3
12.8
9.1-19.4
Masseter muscle
8
85.1
37.6
27.5-143
33.9
20.6
15.6-65.0
41.8
18.5-63.0
Liver
7
1184
866
324-2268
42.5
18.1
22.2-68.5
5.24
1.88-10.3
Kidney
7
22775
18 388
2977-56 168
54.6
27.6
22.7-97.3
0.47
0.092-0.99
Fur
8
834
295
517-1266
389
179
165-715
46.8
28.8-69.3
Idrija-Zone
B: R9-R12
Cerebrum Cortex temp.
4
10.3
3.73
5.97-14.7
7.02
4.32
2.10-11.7
62.9
35.2-81.2
Pituitary
4
28.2
10.1
20.9-43.1
10.0
2.07
8.28-12.7
36.9
29.5-41.6
Masseter muscle
4
27.5
7.39
21.3-36.6
12.0
4.40
6.97-16.0
44.6
31.3-70.5
Liver
4
276
266
73.9-664
10.1
3.60
6.18-14.4
5.59
1.73-8.36
Kidney
4
3351
1500
1207-4639
13.0
6.92
7.34-22.6
0.43
0.24-0.61
Fur
4
247
17l
100-487
167
130
66.4-358
67.4
45.5-84.0
Controls: RI-R6
Cerebrum Cortex temp.
6
1.74
0.16
1.57-1.98
0.79
0.33
0.28-1.23
45.4
17.8-72.4
Pituitary
6"
4.88
3.54
1.27-10.1
1.74
0.96
0.44-2.55
60.5
18.6-80.6
Masseter muscle
6
2.93
1.25
1.45-5.01
1.05
0.74
0.44-2.32
30.7
14.4-56.0
Liver
4
14.8
3.03
10.4-17.0
1.49
0.41
0.91-1.84
10.0
8.75-11.4
I~
Kidney
5
154
73.1
81.3-224
1.18
0.40
0.80-1.66
0.98
0.38-1.55
Fur
6
21.6
13.1
6.76-48.2
8.93
9.60
1.34-22.0
42.4
12.6-96.9
3
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N =
number of samples analyzed.
' "
::>
aNumber of samples analyzed for T -Hg contents equals number of samples analyzed for Me-Hg contents except for Zone A - Pituitary where N =
3 and Controlsc.
Pituitary where N =
4 for Me-Hg content analysis!
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Note: Results are clustered in the contamination zones (Zones A, B, Controls) related to the distance from the source of pollution in Idrija, and were collected
::r:
0
through a number of sampling exercises in the period from 1990 to 1996 (see also Fig. 3b).
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I~
Group/Tissue
N
Roe Deer
Total-Hg (ng/g f.w.)
Me-Hg (ng/g f.w.)
Me-Hg (%)
Average
SD
Range
Average
SD
Range
Average
Range
Idrija-Zone
A: RI-R8
Cerebrum Cortex temp.
8
26.1
8.95
15.2-40.3
11.9
5.33
4.12-20.1
45.1
27.1-64.8
Pituitary
5 a
114
54.2
66.9-204
14.8
4.86
11.1-20.3
12.8
9.1-19.4
Masseter muscle
8
85.1
37.6
27.5-143
33.9
20.6
15.6-65.0
41.8
18.5-63.0
Liver
7
1184
866
324-2268
42.5
18.1
22.2-68.5
5.24
1.88-10.3
Kidney
7
22775
18 388
2977-56 168
54.6
27.6
22.7-97.3
0.47
0.092-0.99
Fur
8
834
295
517-1266
389
179
165-715
46.8
28.8-69.3
Idrija-Zone
B: R9-R12
Cerebrum Cortex temp.
4
10.3
3.73
5.97-14.7
7.02
4.32
2.10-11.7
62.9
35.2-81.2
Pituitary
4
28.2
10.1
20.9-43.1
10.0
2.07
8.28-12.7
36.9
29.5-41.6
Masseter muscle
4
27.5
7.39
21.3-36.6
12.0
4.40
6.97-16.0
44.6
31.3-70.5
Liver
4
276
266
73.9-664
10.1
3.60
6.18-14.4
5.59
1.73-8.36
Kidney
4
3351
1500
1207-4639
13.0
6.92
7.34-22.6
0.43
0.24-0.61
Fur
4
247
17l
100-487
167
130
66.4-358
67.4
45.5-84.0
Controls: RI-R6
Cerebrum Cortex temp.
6
1.74
0.16
1.57-1.98
0.79
0.33
0.28-1.23
45.4
17.8-72.4
Pituitary
6"
4.88
3.54
1.27-10.1
1.74
0.96
0.44-2.55
60.5
18.6-80.6
Masseter muscle
6
2.93
1.25
1.45-5.01
1.05
0.74
0.44-2.32
30.7
14.4-56.0
Liver
4
14.8
3.03
10.4-17.0
1.49
0.41
0.91-1.84
10.0
8.75-11.4
I~
Kidney
5
154
73.1
81.3-224
1.18
0.40
0.80-1.66
0.98
0.38-1.55
Fur
6
21.6
13.1
6.76-48.2
8.93
9.60
1.34-22.0
42.4
12.6-96.9
3
~<
N =
number of samples analyzed.
' "
::>
aNumber of samples analyzed for T -Hg contents equals number of samples analyzed for Me-Hg contents except for Zone A - Pituitary where N =
3 and Controlsc.
Pituitary where N =
4 for Me-Hg content analysis!
~
Note: Results are clustered in the contamination zones (Zones A, B, Controls) related to the distance from the source of pollution in Idrija, and were collected
::r:
0
through a number of sampling exercises in the period from 1990 to 1996 (see also Fig. 3b).
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