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Hg concentrations in fish from coastal waters of California and Western North America

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Davis, J. A., Ross, J. R. M., Bezalel, S., Sim, L., Bonnema, A., Ichikawa, G., Heim, W.A., Schiff, K., Eagles-Smith, C.A., and Ackerman, J. T. (2016). Hg concentrations in fish from coastal waters of California and Western North America. The Science of the Total Environment. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.093

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The State of California conducted an extensive and systematic survey of mercury (Hg) in fish from the California coast in 2009 and 2010. The California survey sampled 3483 fish representing 46 species at 68 locations, and demonstrated that methylHg in fish presents a widespread exposure risk to fish consumers. Most of the locations sampled (37 of 68) had a species with an average concentration above 0.3 μg/g wet weight (ww), and 10 locations an average above 1.0 μg/g ww. The recent and robust dataset from California provided a basis for a broader examination of spatial and temporal patterns in fish Hg in coastal waters of Western North America. There is a striking lack of data in publicly accessible databases on Hg and other contaminants [...]

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.093

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noteDavis, J. A., Ross, J. R. M., Bezalel, S., Sim, L., Bonnema, A., Ichikawa, G., Heim, W.A., Schiff, K., Eagles-Smith, C.A., and Ackerman, J. T. (2016). Hg concentrations in fish from coastal waters of California and Western North America. The Science of the Total Environment. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.093

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