Determine the concentrations of mercury in the fish of Oyster Pond.
Location
Oyster Pond, Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States, North America,
Summary
Four specimens of adult white perch were collected within 10 m upstream and downstream of the Oyster Pond weir using a spinning rod with a streamer fly that resembled the migrating young-of-the-year herring. The fly was cast with the aid of a water filled bobber. The fish weights ranged from 125-513 grams. They were sampled for analysis of total mercury and the remainders were wrapped in aluminum foil and frozen as an archive.
Info derived
Samples and chemical analysis; Determinations of mercury in white perch and river herring.
Comments
Samples of fish will be collected using a cast net and/or rod and reel fishing tackle at the southern end of Oyster Pond between the weir and the culvert.
Project = Toxic Supp. of Biogeochem. Cycle,
