Mercury in the muscle tissue of fish from three northern Maine lakes

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01611008· OSTI ID:5992509

Akielaszek, J J; Haines, T A

We report the levels of mercury in the muscle tissue of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and lake trout (S. namaycush) from three northern Maine lakes. Mercury levels in fish from two wilderness lakes in the same drainage basin were compared with each other, and in turn with those in fish from a lake in a separate drainage basin. The fish species composition in one of the wilderness lakes, Cliff Lake, is different from that in the other two lakes, enabling us to analyze the effects of trophic structure on mercury concentration in top carnivores. It is unlikely that mercury from agricultural, geological, or local industrial sources occurs in these lakes.

• Research Organization: Fish and Wildlife Service, Orono, ME
• OSTI ID: 5992509
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 27:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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