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Mercury concentrations in freshwater fishes in New Jersey

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A statewide screening study found fish Hg concentrations to be correlated with pH, with site-specific factors creating appreciable variation within pH classes. High Hg concentrations were found in the Pine Barrens and in some fish from lakes in the rest of the state.

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  • Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP). 1993. Preliminary assessment of total mercury concentrations in freshwater fishes from rivers, lakes and reservoirs in New Jersey. Rep. 93-15F. prepared for N.J. Dept. Env. Prot. and Energy. Div. Sci. Res. 92 pp.

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  1. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, 19103, Philadelphia, PA

    Richard J. Horwitz, Steve Wisniewski, Paul Kiry & Mark Hermanson

  2. New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection, Division of Science and Research, CN409 401 East State St., 08625-0409, Trenton, NJ

    Bruce Ruppel

  3. Benedict Estuarine Research Laboratory, 20612, Benedict, MD

    Cynthia Gilmour

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  1. Richard J. Horwitz
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Horwitz, R.J., Ruppel, B., Wisniewski, S. et al. Mercury concentrations in freshwater fishes in New Jersey. Water Air Soil Pollut 80, 885–888 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01189739

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