mercury in freshwater fish of northeast north america--a geographic perspective based on fish tissue monitoring databases. | as part of an initiative to assemble and synthesize mercury (hg) data from environmental matrices across northeastern north america, we analyzed a large dataset comprised of 15,305 records of fish tissue hg data from 24 studies from new york state to newfoundland. these data were summarized to provide mean hg concentrations for 40 fish species and associated families. detailed analyses were carried out using data for 13 species. hg in fishes varied by geographic area, waterbody type, and waterbo ... | 2005 | 15931965 |