| Biomagnification of mercury through lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) food webs of lakes with different physical, chemical and biological characteristics. | |
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PMID: 22982939 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Mercury (Hg) biomagnification in aquatic ecosystems remains a concern because this pollutant is known to affect the health of fish-eating wildlife and humans, and the fish themselves. The "rate" of mercury biomagnification is being assessed more frequently using stable nitrogen isotope ratios (δ(15)N), a measure of relative trophic position of biota within a food web. Within food webs and across diverse systems, log-transformed Hg concentrations are significantly and positively related to δ(15)N and the slopes of these models vary from one study to another for reasons that are not yet understood. Here we compared the rates of Hg biomagnification in 14 lake trout lakes from three provinces in Canada to understand whether any characteristics of the ecosystems explained this among-system variability. Several fish species, zooplankton and benthic invertebrates were collected from these lakes and analyzed for total Hg (fish only), methyl Hg (invertebrates) and stable isotopes (δ(15)N; δ(13)C to assess energy sources). Mercury biomagnification rates varied significantly across systems and were higher for food webs of larger (surface area), higher nutrient lakes. However, the slopes were not predictive of among-lake differences in Hg in the lake trout. Results indicate that among-system differences in the rates of Hg biomagnification seen in the literature may be due, in part, to differences in ecosystem characteristics although the mechanisms for this variability are not yet understood. |
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Karen A Kidd; Derek C G Muir; Marlene S Evans; Xioawa Wang; Mike Whittle; Heidi K Swanson; Tom Johnston; Stephanie Guildford |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-9-13 |
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Title: The Science of the total environment Volume: 438C ISSN: 1879-1026 ISO Abbreviation: Sci. Total Environ. Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
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Created Date: 2012-9-17 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0330500 Medline TA: Sci Total Environ Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 135-143 Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Canadian Rivers Institute and Biology Department, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB, Canada E2L 4L5. Electronic address: kiddk@unbsj.ca. |
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