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Distribution of some heavy metals in organisms in Hardangerfjord and Skjerstadfjord, Norway

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Near Odda, in West Norway, metal-bearing waters enter the Sorfjord, a tributary of the Hardangerfjord. Unusually high concentrations of Cd, Pb, and Zn are present in marine life over a considerable length of the fjord. Marine life near Odda also contained concentrations of Hg higher than normal. At Fauske, in North Norway, marine organisms contain high concentrations of Cu, but this contamination is confined to a small area of the Skjerstadfjord system.

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  1. Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry, The University, BS8 1TS, Bristol, England

    R. D. Stenner & G. Nickless

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Stenner, R.D., Nickless, G. Distribution of some heavy metals in organisms in Hardangerfjord and Skjerstadfjord, Norway. Water Air Soil Pollut 3, 279–291 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00226457

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