Journal article
Increasing Mercury in Yellow Perch at a Hotspot in Atlantic Canada, Kejimkujik National Park
Abstract
In the mid-1990s, yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and common loons (Gavia immer) from Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site (KNPNHS), Nova Scotia, Canada, had among the highest mercury (Hg) concentrations across North America. In 2006 and 2007, we re-examined 16 lakes to determine whether there have been changes in Hg in the loon's preferred prey, yellow perch. Total Hg concentrations were measured in up to nine perch in each of …
Authors
Wyn B; Kidd KA; Burgess NM; Curry RA; Munkittrick KR
Journal
Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 44, No. 23, pp. 9176–9181
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Publication Date
December 1, 2010
DOI
10.1021/es1018114
ISSN
0013-936X