Journal article
Evidence of impaired health in yellow perch (Perca flavescens) from a biological mercury hotspot in northeastern north America
Abstract
Few studies have investigated the effects of mercury (Hg) on wild fish from remote areas, even though these fish can have high total Hg concentrations. In Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site (KNPNHS), Nova Scotia, Canada, concentrations of total Hg in many yellow perch (Perca flavescens) currently exceed the estimated threshold level for adverse effects in fish (0.2 µg Hg g(-1) (wet wt), whole body). To determine whether Hg …
Authors
Batchelar KL; Kidd KA; Drevnick PE; Munkittrick KR; Burgess NM; Roberts AP; Smith JD
Journal
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 627–637
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
March 1, 2013
DOI
10.1002/etc.2099
ISSN
0730-7268