Trace Metals (As, Cd, Cu, Fe, and Zn) in Arctic cod, Boreogadus saida , and Selected Zooplankton from Strathcona Sound, Northern Baffin Island

• Published in: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
• Main Authors: Bohn, Arne, McElroy, R. O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1976
• Subjects: General Medicine; Arctic; Baffin Island; Strathcona; Strathcona Sound; Arctic cod; Baffin; Boreogadus saida; Zooplankton; Copepods
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f76-340; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f76-340

Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) were captured by bottom trawl at depths of 120–300 m. Zooplankton were obtained by bottom to surface tows from the Arctic cod habitat. Average concentrations of arsenic (As) and zinc (Zn) were higher in Arctic cod fillets than in livers from the same fish; cadmium (Cd)...