Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
table 12.7
(continued)
Species
No.
Mean (
SE)
%
0.3 ppm
%
0.5 ppm
%
1 ppm
Tu na ( Bluefi n)
8
0.427
0.062
75
50
0
Bluefi sh
115
0.463
0.032
56
35
7
Striped Bass
118
0.472
0.026
68
42
4
Mako Shark
25
2.170
0.253
100
100
92
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
d
Black Crappie
14
0.049
0.014
0
0
0
White Bass
29
0.117
0.015
3
0
0
Striped Bass
15
0.296
0.043
27
13
0
Savannah River, South Carolina
e
Red-breasted Sunfi sh
35
0.127
0.023
9
6
0
Bluegill Sunfi sh
30
0.140
0.022
7
3
0
American eel
24
0.147
0.031
8
8
0
Catfi sh
47
0.205
0.020
21
6
0
Shellcracker
36
0.234
0.031
28
14
0
Crappie
53
0.245
0.018
28
9
0
Spotted Sucker
35
0.271
0.039
31
14
3
Perch
39
0.285
0.022
44
10
0
Pickerel
19
0.357
0.033
68
21
0
Largemouth Bass
48
0.465
0.045
65
38
4
Bowfi n
58
0.938
0.054
98
81
45
Subsistence fi sh
Aleutian Islands, Alaskaf
f
Sockeye Salmon
15
0.042
0.005
0
0
0
Atka Mackerel
19
0.046
0.004
0
0
0
Pacifi c Ocean Perch
17
0.048
0.009
0
0
0
Northern Rock Sole
15
0.068
0.007
0
0
0
Walleye Pollock
12
0.074
0.018
0
0
0
Rock Sole
27
0.092
0.011
0
0
0
Rock Greenling
83
0.100
0.010
2
0
0
Dolly Varden
75
0.114
0.013
9
1
0
Red Irish Lord
57
0.130
0.010
2
0
0
Pacifi c Halibut
24
0.158
0.044
13
8
0
Black Rockfi sh
68
0.167
0.015
18
1
0
Pacifi c Cod
142
0.173
0.011
13
4
0
Flathead Sole
39
0.276
0.013
33
3
0
Yellow Irish Lord
68
0.281
0.024
35
12
0
Great Sculpin
27
0.366
0.058
48
30
4
note: The amount of mercury in fi sh varies greatly, making it essential to perform risk assessments using site-specifi c data for each fi sh species.
a. Data are from Burger and Gochfeld (2006b).
b. Data are from Burger et al. (2005) and Burger and Gochfeld (2005).
c. Data are from Burger and Gochfeld (unpublished).
d. Data are from Burger and Campbell (2004).
e. Data are from Burger et al. (2001c).
f. Data are from Burger and Gochfeld (2007) and Burger et al. (2007b).
