Arsenic in marine fish and invertebrates |
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| Authors: | PJ LeBlanc AL Jackson |
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| Institution: | T.W. Beak Consultants Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | An environmental survey has been undertaken on the Pacific coast of Canada to document natural background levels of a number of heavy metals, including arsenic, in various species of marine fish and invertebrates. The majority of fish studied from four different sampling locations near a proposed mine site, contained arsenic with levels ranging from less than 0.4 to 37.8 mg/kg (wet weight). Crabs were found to contain the highest level of arsenic of all marine organisms tested. Results indicate that arsenic accumulates in marine fish and invertebrates and may possibly be a micronutrient. |
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