Mercury content of small pan fish from New York State waters.
Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and pumpkin seed (Lepomis gibbosus) were sampled from 16 waters in New York-State and analyzed for total mercury concentration. The levels of mercury in the fish were all well below the safe guideline for human consumption (1 ppm of mercury, fresh weight) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Factors affecting the mobility, methylation and absorption of mercury by fish are discussed.
Cornell Biological Field Station, Bridgeport, New York 13030.
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D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D008745:Methylation; D009518:New York; D010471:Perches; D010473:Perciformes; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D008628:Mercury