MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN FRESH-WATER FISHES IN NEW-JERSEY

Authors
HORWITZ RJ RUPPEL B WISNIEWSKI S KIRY P HERMANSON M GILMOUR C
Citation
Rj. Horwitz et al., MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN FRESH-WATER FISHES IN NEW-JERSEY, Water, air and soil pollution, 80(1-4), 1995, pp. 885-888
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Water Resources
Journal title
Water, air and soil pollution → ACNP
ISSN journal
00496979
Volume
80
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
885 - 888
Database
ISI
SICI code
0049-6979(1995)80:1-4<885:MCIFFI>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A statewide screening study found fish Hg concentrations to be correla ted with pH, with site-specific factors creating appreciable variation within pH classes. High Hg concentrations were found in the Pine Barr ens and in some fish from lakes in the rest of the state.