Lead in Spotted Wolffish, Anarhichas minor , Near a Zinc–Lead Mine in Greenland
Lead concentrations in spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor) collected from the vicinity of a sphalerite–galena mine and an ore concentration plant in West Greenland have been measured through a period of 2 yr before and 4 yr after mining operations started. Lead levels increased significantly since m...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f79-144 2023-12-17T10:25:36+01:00 Lead in Spotted Wolffish, Anarhichas minor , Near a Zinc–Lead Mine in Greenland Bollingberg, H. J. Johansen, P. 1979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f79-144 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f79-144 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada volume 36, issue 9, page 1023-1028 ISSN 0015-296X General Medicine journal-article 1979 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f79-144 2023-11-19T13:38:35Z Lead concentrations in spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor) collected from the vicinity of a sphalerite–galena mine and an ore concentration plant in West Greenland have been measured through a period of 2 yr before and 4 yr after mining operations started. Lead levels increased significantly since mining started, and accumulation takes place in liver and kidney, not in muscle tissue. The increased lead levels are not a risk to public health. Small fish have higher lead concentrations than larger ones. Key words: wolffish, arctic, liver, muscle, kidney, lead, zinc–lead mining Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Arctic Greenland Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 36 9 1023 1028 |
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Lead concentrations in spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor) collected from the vicinity of a sphalerite–galena mine and an ore concentration plant in West Greenland have been measured through a period of 2 yr before and 4 yr after mining operations started. Lead levels increased significantly since mining started, and accumulation takes place in liver and kidney, not in muscle tissue. The increased lead levels are not a risk to public health. Small fish have higher lead concentrations than larger ones. Key words: wolffish, arctic, liver, muscle, kidney, lead, zinc–lead mining |
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Lead in Spotted Wolffish, Anarhichas minor , Near a Zinc–Lead Mine in Greenland |
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Lead in Spotted Wolffish, Anarhichas minor , Near a Zinc–Lead Mine in Greenland |
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Lead in Spotted Wolffish, Anarhichas minor , Near a Zinc–Lead Mine in Greenland |
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Lead in Spotted Wolffish, Anarhichas minor , Near a Zinc–Lead Mine in Greenland |
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Lead in Spotted Wolffish, Anarhichas minor , Near a Zinc–Lead Mine in Greenland |
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