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Hg concentrations in muscle and Cd, Pb, Al, Zn and Fe concentrations in muscle, liver and kidney ofPerca fluviatilis from two acidified lakes in the Salpausselkä esker area in Southern Finland were studied. The metal concentrations in perch from the Tiilijärvi lakes were similar to those in other acidified Finnish lakes. Only Hg concentrations correlated strongly with the age and size of perch. The need for age correction in studies on the Hg concentrations on perch was noticed. The highest concentrations of Cd, Pb and Zn occured in kidney and those of Al and Fe in liver.
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Berninger, K., Pennanen, J. Heavy metals in perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) from two acidified lakes in the salpausselkä esker area in Finland. Water Air Soil Pollut 81, 283–294 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01104015
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