| an evaluation of mercury levels in louisiana fish: trends and public health issues. | to characterize statewide fish tissue mercury levels in edible finfish the first comprehensive analysis of louisiana's fish tissue mercury database was conducted. analyses were based on fifteen years of fish tissue mercury data collected from 368 waterbodies between 1994 and 2008 (n=14,344). the overall objectives of this study were to establish baseline fish tissue mercury levels; and evaluate species-specific temporal and spatial trends in fish tissue mercury levels. fish tissue mercury levels ... | 2010 | 20855108 |