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Title

Mercury Concentrations in Edible Muscle of Lake Whatcom Fish

 
Publication number Date Published
01-03-012April 2001
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Author(s) Serdar, D., J. Johnston, K. Mueller, and G. Patrick
Description Concentrations of total mercury were assessed in edible muscle (fillet) tissues of 273 fish collected from Lake Whatcom near Bellingham. Samples of six finfish species and signal crayfish were analyzed from each of the lake’s three major basins.
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Keywords Whatcom, samples, toxics, toxics monitoring, rule, health, fish, 303(d), section 303, basin, water, toxic, SEPA, mercury, lake
WEB PAGE Mercury in fish tissue
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