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A Survey of Heavy Metal Levels in Eels (Anguilla anguilla) from some Rivers in East Anglia, England: the Use of Eels as Pollution Indicators
Author(s) -
Barak N. A.E.,
Mason C. F.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.19900750624
Subject(s) - flesh , mercury (programming language) , cadmium , pollution , mercury pollution , fishery , environmental science , heavy metals , environmental chemistry , liver tissue , contamination , ecology , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language , endocrinology
A survey was made of mercury, cadmium and lead in the liver and flesh of 517 eels from eleven rivers in East Anglia. Eels from some sites showed high metal levels, indicating sources of metal contamination. Eel liver is a suitable indicator of inorganic pollution and the flesh is a suitable indicator of organic pollution.