Recent declines in mercury concentration in a freshwater fishery: Isolating the effects of de-acidification and decreased atmospheric mercury deposition in Little Rock Lake

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 297, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 229-237

  Hrabik, T R ^a,b   Watras, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Atmospheric mercury deposition; Mercury bioaccumulation; Methyl mercury; Yellow perch

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATCHMENTS; DEPOSITION; MERCURY (METAL); STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION;

FISHERIES;

FRESH WATER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; PROTON; SULFATE; SURFACE WATER;

ACIDIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; FISHERY; LAKE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FISHERY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HYPOTHESIS; LAKE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACID RAIN; ANIMALS; FISHERIES; FISHES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MERCURY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WISCONSIN;

UNITED STATES;

PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 0037038139     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00138-9     Document Type: Article

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