Concentrations of mercury and other trace elements in walleye, smallmouth bass, and rainbow trout in Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake and the upper Columbia River, Washington, 1994
Open-File Report
95-195
By: M.D. Munn, S.E. Cox, and C.J. Dean
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Abstract
Three species of sportfish--walleye, smallmouth bass, and rainbow trout--were collected from Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake and the upstream reach of the Columbia River within the state of Washington, to determine the concentrations of mercury and other selected trace elements in fish tissue. Concentrations of total mercury in walleye fillets ranged from 0.11 to 0.44 milligram per kilogram, with the higher concentrations in the larger fish. Fillets of smallmouth bass and rainbow trout also contained mercury, but generally at lower concentrations. Other selected trace elements were found in fillet samples, but the concentrations were generally low depending on species and the specific trace element. The trace elements cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc were found in liver tissue of these same species with zinc consistently present in the highest concentration.
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Munn, M., Cox, S., Dean, C., 1995, Concentrations of mercury and other trace elements in walleye, smallmouth bass, and rainbow trout in Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake and the upper Columbia River, Washington, 1994: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-195, iv, 35 p. :map ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr95195.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Concentrations of mercury and other trace elements in walleye, smallmouth bass, and rainbow trout in Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake and the upper Columbia River, Washington, 1994 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 95-195 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr95195 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey ; U.S.G.S. Earth Science Information Center, Open-File Reports Section [distributor], |
| Description | iv, 35 p. :map ;28 cm. |