Arsenic bioaccumulation in subarctic fishes of a mine-impacted bay on Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: John Chételat, Peter A Cott, Maikel Rosabal, Adam Houben, Christine McClelland, Elise Belle Rose, Marc Amyot
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; Canada; Great Slave Lake; Yellowknife Bay; Burbot; Lota lota; Subarctic; lota
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221361; https://doaj.org/article/5c4e7be37a7344159d22156e0bad0616

A subarctic fish community in mine-impacted Yellowknife Bay (Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada) was investigated for biological and ecological processes controlling arsenic bioaccumulation. Total concentrations of arsenic, antimony, and metals were measured in over 400 fishes represent...