Mercury bioaccumulation studies in the National Water-Quality Assessment Program--biological data from New York and South Carolina, 2005-2009
Data Series
705
National Water-Quality Assessment Program
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program conducted a multidisciplinary study from 2005–09 to investigate the bioaccumulation of mercury in streams from two contrasting environmental settings. Study areas were located in the central Adirondack Mountains region of New York and the Inner Coastal Plain of South Carolina. Fish, macroinvertebrates, periphyton (attached algae and associated material), detritus, and terrestrial leaf litter were collected. Fish were analyzed for total mercury; macroinvertebrates, periphyton, and terrestrial leaf litter were analyzed for total mercury and methylmercury; and select samples of fish, macroinvertebrates, periphyton, detritus, and terrestrial leaf litter were analyzed for stable isotopes of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N). This report presents methodology and data on total mercury, methylmercury, stable isotopes, and other ecologically relevant measurements in biological tissues.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mercury bioaccumulation studies in the National Water-Quality Assessment Program--biological data from New York and South Carolina, 2005-2009 |
| Series title | Data Series |
| Series number | 705 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ds705 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Connecticut Water Science Center, South Atlantic Water Science Center |
| Description | vi, 13 p.; maps (col.); XLS Downloads of Appendices 1-13 |
| Time Range Start | 2005-01-01 |
| Time Range End | 2009-12-31 |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York, South Carolina |
| Other Geospatial | Upper Hudson River Basin, Edisto River Basin |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
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