| fish tissue quality in the lower mississippi river and health risks from fish consumption. | between 1990 and 1994, samples of three shellfish species (i.e. blue crab, callinectes sapidus;crayfish, procambarus acutis; and river shrimp, macrobrachium ohionii) and 16 fish species and were collected at six sites along the lower mississippi river by the louisiana department of environmental quality, office of water resources in coordination with the us environmental protection agency. the fish species included: bigmouth buffalo (ictiobus cyanellus); blue catfish (ictalurus furcatus); carp ( ... | 2003 | 12526903 |
| mercury concentrations in fish from three major lakes in north mississippi: spatial and temporal differences and human health risk assessment. | the goal of this study was to compare total mercury (hg) concentrations in fish muscle tissue and assess consumption health risks of fish collected from three north mississippi lakes (sardis, enid, and grenada) that are extensively used for fishing and recreation. largemouth bass (lmb; n = 64), channel catfish (cc; n = 72), and white crappie (wc; n = 100), which represent a range of trophic levels, were collected during spring 2013 and 2014. creel data estimated that anglers harvested approximat ... | 2016 | 27644342 |