Trophic transfer efficiency of mercury to lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis from its prey
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
By: C.P. Madenjian and D.V. O’Connor
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Abstract
In the laboratory, net trophic transfer efficiency of mercury to lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis from its prey was estimated to be 63.5%. Assuming that gross trophic transfer efficiency of mercury to lake whitefish from its prey was equal to 80%, we estimated that the rate at which lake whitefish eliminated mercury was 0.000730 day-1. Our laboratory estimate of mercury elimination rate was 2.4 times lower than the value predicted by a published regression equation developed from previous studies on mercury elimination rates for fish. Thus, our results suggested that mercury elimination rates for fish have been overestimated in previous studies. ?? 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
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Madenjian, C., O’Connor, D., 2008, Trophic transfer efficiency of mercury to lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis from its prey: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 81, no. 6, p. 566-570, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-008-9564-9.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Trophic transfer efficiency of mercury to lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis from its prey |
| Series title | Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00128-008-9564-9 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Publication Date | September 12, 2008 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |
| First page | 566 |
| Last page | 570 |