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- Title
Mercury concentrations in Pacific lamprey ( Entosphenus tridentatus) and sediments in the Columbia River basin.
- Authors
Linley, Timothy; Krogstad, Eirik; Mueller, Robert; Gill, Gary; Lasorsa, Brenda
- Abstract
The accumulation of mercury was investigated in Pacific lamprey and stream sediments in the Columbia River basin. Mercury concentrations in larval lamprey differed significantly among sample locations ( p < 0.001) and were correlated with concentrations in sediments ( r2 = 0.83). Adult concentrations were highly variable (range, 0.1-9.5 μg/g) and unrelated to holding time after collection. The results suggest that Pacific lamprey in the Columbia River basin may be exposed to mercury levels that have adverse ecological effects. Environ Toxicol Chem 2016;35:2571-2576. © 2016 SETAC
- Subjects
COLUMBIA River Watershed; MERCURY content of fish; ANALYSIS of river sediments; LAMPETRA tridentata; METHYLMERCURY; AMMOCOETES; FLUORESCENCE spectroscopy
- Publication
Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 2016, Vol 35, Issue 10, p2571
- ISSN
0730-7268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/etc.3423