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Availability and Concentration of Pollutants from American Falls Reservoir Sediments to Forage and Predaceous Fishes

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Title Availability and Concentration of Pollutants from American Falls Reservoir Sediments to Forage and Predaceous Fishes
Creator Johnson, Donald W.; Kent, James C.; Campbell, Donald K.
Date 1977-03-01
Coverage American Falls Reservoir 42.99, -112.69
Subject mercury; predation; fish; water pollution
Description An earlier report by the Idaho Health Department and Idaho Fish and Game Department indicated that American Falls Reservoir was polluted by mercury levels which constituted a threat to the ecosystem and public health (1,2). These findings resulted in a news release (Idaho State Journal, January 19, 1972) advising healthy adults not to eat more than one-half pound per week of fish from American Falls Reservoir and that pregnant women and children should completely avoid eating reservoir...
Relation IWRRI
Contributor Idaho Water Resources Research Institute; IWRRI
Publisher University of Idaho
Language eng
Rights Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Identifier http://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/cdm/ref/collection/idahowater/id/475

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