Heavy Metal Accumulation in Sediment and Freshwater Fish in U.S. Arctic Lakes

• Main Authors: Allen-Gil, Susan M., Gubala, Chad P., Landers, Dixon H., Lasorsa, Brenda K., Crecelius, Eric A., Curtis, Lawrence R.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 1997
• Subjects: arctic; fish; metals; sediment; Arctic; Canada; Fish Lake; Thymallus arcticus; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/13298; https://doi.org/10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<0733:HMAISA>2.3.CO;2

Metal concentrations in sediment and two species of freshwater fish (lake trout [Salvelinus namaycush], and grayling [Thymallus arcticus) were examined in four Arctic lakes in Alaska. Concentrations of several metals were naturally high in the sediment relative to uncontaminated lakes in other Arcti...