Mercury content of smelt in Cayuga Lake in central New York State.
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.
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Toxic Chemical Laboratory, New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853, USA.
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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*
D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D008628:Mercury