Historical record of trace elements (1983-2007) in scales from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Study of past metal contamination from a copper mine (Ulla River, NW Iberian Peninsula)

• Published in: Chemosphere
• Main Authors: Cobelo-García, A., Morán, Paloma, Almécija, Clara, Caballero, Pablo
• Other Authors: Xunta de Galicia, European Commission, CSIC - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Salmon; Fish scales; Mine; Metals; Contamination; Copper Mine; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/306246; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.08.094

7 pages, 6 figures, 1 table The chemical composition of fish scales has been reported to reflect the composition of the waters in which fish have been resident, therefore having the potential for the assessment of temporal trends in watershed water quality. Here we studied the historical (1983–2007)...