Point and nonpoint source mercury pollution of Oregon Reservoirs

Point and nonpoint source mercury pollution of Oregon Reservoirs

Two Oregon reservoirs contaminated by different mercury sources were compared for mercury distribution in sediment and bioaccumulation by fish. The average mercury concentration in the sediment of Cottage Grove reservoir (0.67 �� 0.05 ��g/g dry wt) was higher than for Dorena Reservoir (0.12 �� 0.01...

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Main Author: Park, Jeong-Gue
Other Authors: Curtis, Lawrence R.
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Mercury > Environmental aspects > Oregon > Cottage Grove Lake
Mercury > Environmental aspects > Oregon > Dorena Reservoir
Mercury > Bioaccumulation > Oregon > Cottage Grove Lake
Mercury > Bioaccumulation > Oregon > Dorena Reservoir
Contaminated sediments > Oregon > Cottage Grove Lake
Contaminated sediments > Oregon > Dorena Reservoir
Fishes > Effect of water pollution on > Oregon > Cottage Grove Lake
Fishes > Effect of water pollution on > Oregon > Dorena Reservoir
Fishes > Mercury content > Oregon > Cottage Grove Lake
Fishes > Mercury content > Oregon > Dorena Reservoir
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/34612

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http://hdl.handle.net/1957/34612

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