| Abstract: | The authors studied the distribution of Hg in sediments, fish, and crayfish in a 60 km reach of the Upper Wisconsin River that formerly received Hg in discharges from pulp and paper mills. The most heavily contaminated strata of sediments were deposited during the 1950s and early 1960s and buried under subsequent deposits; however, surficial sediments remained substantially enriched at certain sites in 1981. Median concentrations of Hg in surficial sediments, adjusted for grain size, were at least 10-fold greater at the main study area than at an upstream reference site. Total concentrations exceeded 1.0 mu g g super(-1) wet weight in axial muscle tissue in only 2 of 173 fish analyzed from the study area; however, historical comparisons revealed that Hg contamination of fish (common carp Cyprinus carpio and walleye Stizostedion vitreum vitreum ) and crayfish (Orconectes ) in the river had not decreased since the early 1970s. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 1003188 |
| Citation Author: | Rada, R. G.; Findley, J. E.; Wiener, J. G. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center |
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| Citation End Page: | 76 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Water, Air, and Soil Pollution |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 20 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | pp. 57-76 |
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| Citation Publisher: | University of Wisconsin River Studies Center |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Environmental fate of mercury discharged into the upper Wisconsin River; 1986; Article; Journal; Water, Air, and Soil Pollution; Rada, R. G.; Findley, J. E.; Wiener, J. G. |
| Citation Start Page: | 57 |
| Citation Volume: | 29 |
| Citation Year: | 1986 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Environmental fate of mercury discharged into the upper Wisconsin River; 1986; Article; Journal; Water, Air, and Soil Pollution; Rada, R. G.; Findley, J. E.; Wiener, J. G. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00149329 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin River Studies Center |
