HEAVY-METALS IN PERCH (PERCA-FLUVIATILIS L) FROM 2 ACIDIFIED LAKES INTHE SALPAUSSELKA ESKER AREA IN FINLAND

Authors
BERNINGER K PENNANEN J
Citation
K. Berninger et J. Pennanen, HEAVY-METALS IN PERCH (PERCA-FLUVIATILIS L) FROM 2 ACIDIFIED LAKES INTHE SALPAUSSELKA ESKER AREA IN FINLAND, Water, air and soil pollution, 81(3-4), 1995, pp. 283-294
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Water Resources
Journal title
Water, air and soil pollution → ACNP
ISSN journal
00496979
Volume
81
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
283 - 294
Database
ISI
SICI code
0049-6979(1995)81:3-4<283:HIP(LF>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Hg concentrations in muscle and Cd, Pb, Al, Zn and Fe concentrations i n muscle, liver and kidney of Perca fluviatilis from two acidified lak es in the Salpausselka esker area in Southern Finland were studied. Th e metal concentrations in perch from the Tiilijarvi lakes were similar to those in other acidified Finnish lakes. Only Hg concentrations cor related strongly with the age and size of perch. The need for age corr ection in studies on the Hg concentrations on perch was noticed. The h ighest concentrations of Cd, Pb and Zn occured in kidney and those of Al and Fe in liver.