title: Contaminant levels in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss, and their diets from Missouri coldwater hatcheries.
abstract: Organochlorine and metal contaminants often occur in commercial fish diets and can accumulate in fish to levels of concern for human consumption. Contaminant levels were investigated in diet and rainbow trout fillets from Missouri coldwater hatcheries used in "put and take" fisheries. The average fillet:diet ratio was <0.1 for lead and cadmium, 0.4-0.6 for organochlorine compounds, and about 0.8 for mercury. Trout fillet concentrations for all contaminants were low (<50 ng/g) and below Missouri's fish consumption advisory trigger levels.
authors.affiliation: Missouri Department of Conservation, Resource Science Center, 1110 S. College Av., Columbia, MO 65201, USA. mike.mckee@mdc.mo.gov
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McKee
authors.forename: George B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Kromrey
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: Carl E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Orazio
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D005398:Fisheries; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis; D017686:Oncorhynchus mykiss; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical