Title

Concentrations Of Heavy-Metals Associated With Urban Runoff In Fish Living In Stormwater Treatment Ponds

Authors

Authors

K. R. Campbell

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.

Keywords

TRACE-METALS; ACCUMULATION; SEDIMENTS; BASINS; SOILS; LAKE; Environmental Sciences; Toxicology

Abstract

Redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus), largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), and bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) were collected from stormwater ponds and natural lakes and ponds (controls) in Orlando, Florida and analyzed for cadmium, nickel, copper, lead, and zinc in order to determine: (1) if fish that live in stormwater treatment ponds contained significant heavy metal concentrations and (2) if there were differences in heavy metal concentrations between species with different foraging strategies. Redear sunfish from stormwater ponds contained significantly higher (p < 0.005) concentrations of cadmium, nickel, copper, lead, and zinc than redear from controls. Largemouth bass collected from stormwater ponds contained significantly higher (p < 0.005) concentrations of cadmium and zinc than those from control sites. Bluegill from stormwater ponds contained significant copper concentrations (p < 0.005) as compared to bluegill from control sites.

Journal Title

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volume

27

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-1994

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

352

Last Page

356

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1994PD58500011

ISSN

0090-4341

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