Mercury and other inorganic constituents of coho and pink salmon eggs from the Yakoun River / by George Derksen. : En40-240/86-12E-PDF
"The metal levels of coho and pink salmon eggs incubated in their natural environment were monitored as part of a data collection program prior to the development of a proposed gold mine. Preliminary 1981 coho data indicated the possible accumulation of mercury during incubation. However, additional samples of coho salmon eggs and pink salmon eggs did not indicate any accumulation. Copper and sodium showed the greatest differences between unfertilized and late-eyed eggs for both species"--Abstract, page i.
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| Ministère/Organisme | Canada. Environment Canada. Canada. Environmental Protection Service. Pacific and Yukon Region. |
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| Titre | Mercury and other inorganic constituents of coho and pink salmon eggs from the Yakoun River / by George Derksen. |
| Titre de la série | Regional program report ; 86-12 |
| Type de publication | Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal |
| Langue | [Anglais] |
| Format | Électronique |
| Document électronique | |
| Note(s) | "April 1986." Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-16). Issued also in print format. Includes abstracts in English and French. |
| Information sur la publication | [Vancouver?] : Environment Canada, Conservation and Protection, Environmental Protection Service, Pacific and Yukon Region, 1986. |
| Auteur / Contributeur | Derksen, George, 1948- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (vii, 23 pages) : maps. |
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| Descripteurs | Salt water fish Eggs Mercury Metals |