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Mercury concentrations in fish in a remote Canadian Arctic lake

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Lac Ste. Thérèse, a remote Canadian Arctic lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada, has high natural (non-point source) mercury concentrations in fish. The high mercury levels have persisted for over 18 years. Lac Ste. Thérèse has had consistently higher mercury concentration in fish than the other three lakes sampled within the basin, regardless of species tested.

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  1. Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, P.O. Box 1500, X1A 2R3, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

    G. R. Stephens

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Stephens, G.R. Mercury concentrations in fish in a remote Canadian Arctic lake. Water Air Soil Pollut 80, 633–636 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01189715

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