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Mercury Bioaccumulation in Bluegill and Largemouth Bass From a Hunting and Fishing Site in South Carolina, USA
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Bossle, Brandy L. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | • Mercury can be a toxic pollutant and occurs naturally in the environment at very low levels but due to anthropogenic activities, these levels have increased significantly in the atmosphere1 • When mercury deposits into wetlands, bacteria coverts inorganic mercury to Methylmercury (MeHg)1 • MeHg is bioavailable and accumulates in fish tissue with the rate of accumulation depending on location attributes, trophic level, size, sex and age1 • MeHg bioaccumulates up the food web in aquatic ecosystems • Objective of this study was to examine the Hg concentration in two species of fishes related to their size, age, and sex |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.fisheriessociety.org/wqs/Bossle%2520AFS%25202013%2520Poster.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
