Invasive Species to Blame for High Mercury Concentrations in Great Lakes Fish
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The bigger the fish, in this instance a lake trout, the greater the accumulation of methylmercury in the filets of the fish.
The bigger the fish, in this instance a lake trout, the greater the accumulation of methylmercury in the filets of the fish.
Research highlights that mercurcy concentrations in fish cannot be predicted by emissions inventories alone.
According to a new study published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 40 years of reduced…
Using a combination of mercury, nitrogen and carbon isotope analysis – which he calls a "fingerprint" – on samples of lake…