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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Fish consumption advisories"”.
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Fish Consumption Advisories in Tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay: Improving the Communication of Risk to Washington, DC Anglers
Fish consumption advisories are increasingly being issued by state and municipal governments with concerns about pollution in local waterways. These advisories are developed to inform the public about the potential dangers of consuming excessive amounts of locally caught fish. They are not …
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Economic Models of Recreational and Commercial Fishing and Their Impact on the Great Lakes Ecosystem
… on the risks of eating PCB-contaminated sportfish. We use 19 years of creel survey data to estimate the effect of more lenient fish consumption advisories (FCAs) on the size of Chinook salmon kept and the effect of more stringent FCAs on the number of yellow perch kept. We find that in both …
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Self-caught fish consumption and methylmercury advisories in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
… within aquatic ecosystems. Diets high in fish with elevated levels of methylmercury can lead to neurological impairments, especially in young children. Low-income and minority anglers have been found to consume higher rates of self-caught fish than individuals from other demographic …
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Studies of mercury in water, sediment, and fish in Mississippi: Concentrations, speciation, cycling, and isotopic composition
… end, Hg levels were determined in a total of 202 fish from Enid, Sardis and Grenada Lakes; Enid and Grenada have fish consumption advisories due to Hg. In addition, total-Hg and methylmercury (MeHg) levels were determined in the inflow and outflows from Enid and Sardis Lakes and in bottom sediment …
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FACTORS CONTROLLING NICKEL BIOAVAILABILITY AND EFFECTS ON BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES IN HARDWATER FRESHWATER STREAMS
… health and ecological effects, extending from fish consumption advisories to endangered species listings. This dissertation research examines Ni bioavailability (simultaneously extracted metal (SEM)/acid volatile sulfide (AVS) models) and toxicity in five separate studies using Ni-spiked …
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Factors Affecting Mercury Accumulation in South Dakota Fishes
Mercury (Hg) contamination in South Dakota fishes has become an important issue. In recent years, several lakes in South Dakota have been found to contain fish with elevated Hg concentrations and fish consumption advisories have been issued for Bitter Lake (Day County), Twin Lake complex (Highway …