title: Mercury content of smelt in Cayuga Lake in central New York State.
abstract: Smelt (Osmerus mordax) were netted from Cayuga Lake in Central New York State and analyzed for mercury concentration. There was no statistical significance (p > 0.05) when attempting to correlate mercury concentration with fish length or weight for either sex. Factors affecting methylation, demethylation and absorption of mercury are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Toxic Chemical Laboratory, New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853, USA.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Gutenmann
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lisk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001699:Biometry; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D009518:New York; D017858:Salmoniformes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D008628:Mercury