Trace metal content of plankton and zooplankton collected from the New York Bight and Long Island Sound

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01686296· OSTI ID:5166083

Greig, R A; Adams, A; Wenzloff, D R

A study was conducted to obtain baseline data on trace metal levels in zooplankton from New York Bight and Long Island Sound, and to determine any differences in metal levels related to geographical location of sampling. It was shown that the levels of silver, cadmium and nickel in plankton did not differ markedly for the various locations. Silver levels ranged from 0.5 to 1.4 ppM in all samples, whereas Cd levels were in the range of 0.5 to 2.4 ppM and Ni levels ranged from 0.9 to 4.6 ppM for all samples. Most lower limits for Cr were less than 7 ppM which the highest level was 35.2 ppM. The copper, lead, and zinc levels in zooplankton obtained from the New York Bight varied greatly as a function of either species or geographic location.

• Research Organization: Milford Lab., CT
• OSTI ID: 5166083
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 18:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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