Evidence for biomagnification of rubidium in freshwater and marine food webs

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Campbell, Linda M., Fisk, Aaron T., Wang, Xiaowa, Köck, Günter, Muir, Derek C.G.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Scholarship at UWindsor 2005
• Subjects: Arctic; Baffin Bay; Lake Hazen; Resolute Lake; Baffin
• Online Access: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/glierpub/434; https://doi.org/10.1139/f05-027

Rubidium (Rb), a rarely studied alkali metal, may be an essential ultra-trace element for humans and other organisms. However, very little information exists in regard to the concentrations and distribution of Rb in freshwater and marine food webs. We measured Rb concentrations in freshwater fish fr...