Comparison of heavy metals, parasites and histopathology in sculpins ( Myoxocephalus spp.) from two sites at a lead-zinc mine in North East Greenland

• Published in: Environmental Research
• Main Authors: Norregaard, RD, Dang, M, Bach, L, Geertz-Hansen, O, Gustavson, K, Aastrup, P, Leifsson, PS, Sondergaard, J, Nowak, BF, Sonne, C
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science 2018
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Science and Management; Conservation and Biodiversity; Arctic; Greenland; Mestersvig; Nyhavn; East Greenland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.04.016; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29777921; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/126017

The former lead-zinc mine at Mestersvig, Greenland, continues to contaminate the surrounding environment despite its operations ceasing over 50 years ago. Elevated concentrations of heavy metals are found in water, sediment and biota in the terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments. To shed li...