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Data Series 705

National Water-Quality Assessment Program

Mercury Bioaccumulation Studies in the National Water-Quality Assessment Program—Biological Data From New York and South Carolina, 2005–2009

By Karen M. Beaulieu, Daniel T. Button, Barbara C. Scudder Eikenberry, Karen Riva-Murray, Lia C. Chasar, Paul M. Bradley, and Douglas A. Burns

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Ecological information for fish and macroinvertebrate taxa collected in New York and South Carolina.

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Fish results and field measurements for samples collected in New York and South Carolina.

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Macroinvertebrate results and field measurements for samples collected in New York and South Carolina.

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Periphyton results for samples collected in New York and South Carolina.

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Detritus results for samples collected in New York and South Carolina.

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Leaf litter results for samples collected in New York and South Carolina.

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Quality assurance and quality control results of reference material for the assessment of mercury in fish.

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Summary of results for reference material submitted in assessment of mercury in fish.

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Quality assurance and quality control results of reference material for the assessment of mercury in macroinvertebrates.

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Quality assurance and quality control results of reference material for the assessment of methylmercury in macroinvertebrates.

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Summary of results for reference material submitted in assessment of mercury and methylmercury in macroinvertebrates.

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Quality assurance and quality control results of reference material for the assessment of stable isotopes in tissue.

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Summary of results for reference material submitted in assessment of stable isotopes in tissue.

First posted May 27, 2007

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Suggested citation:

Beaulieu, K.M., Button, D.T., Scudder Eikenberry, B.C., Riva-Murray, Karen, Chasar, L.C., Bradley, P.M., and Burns, D.A., 2012, Mercury bioaccumulation studies in the National Water-Quality Assessment Program—Biological data from New York and South Carolina, 2005–2009: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 705, 13 p., at https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/705/.