Organic Contaminant Residues in Fishes from Nipigon Bay, Lake Superior

Three species of fish, caught at various distances from a kraft pulp and paper mill effluent discharge in Nipigon Bay, were analyzed for organic contaminants. Fishes from all sites contained residues of polychlorinated biphenyls and DDE. Most samples were also contaminated with hexachlorobenzene and...

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Published in:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Main Author: Kaiser, Klaus L. E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1977
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f77-135
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f77-135