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Study Plan Number 02051-01






Branch : Aquatic Ecology Branch
Study Plan Number : 02051-01
Study Title : Factors affecting food chain transfer of mercury in the vicinity of the Nyanza Superfund Site, Sudbury River, Massachusetts
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SIS Number : 5002158
Primary Program Element : Contaminants
Second Program Element : Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Status : Completed
Abstract : This study will collect information on total and methyl mercury concentrations in water, sediment, invertebrates, and fish in reference and contaminated sites in the Sudbury River, in order to assist in the determination of the importance of sediment reservoirs of mercury in the continuing contamination of fish and wildlife resources in the river.
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