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Trace Metal Contamination of Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) from Two Indiana Lakes
Author(s) -
Atchison Gary J.,
Murphy Brian R.,
Bishop William E.,
McIntosh Alan W.,
Mayes Roger A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1977)106<637:tmcobl>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - lepomis macrochirus , environmental chemistry , cadmium , contamination , trace metal , zinc , environmental science , chemistry , ecology , biology , metal , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , organic chemistry
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) from two industrially contaminated Indiana lakes were analyzed for cadmium, zinc, and lead content. Bluegill collected from several uncontaminated sites were used to establish background metal concentrations. The highest mean concentrations of Cd and Zn were found in Palestine Lake bluegill (3.4 μg Cd/g and 220 μg Zn/g) and the highest mean concentration of Pb was found in Little Center lake bluegill (6.1 μg Pb/g). These mean concentrations were significantly higher than background.