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A Screening-Level Assessment Of Lead, Cadmium, And Zinc In Fish And Crayfish From Northeastern Oklahoma, Usa, Christopher J. Schmitt, William G. Brumbaugh, Gregory L. Linder, Jo Ellen Hinck
A Screening-Level Assessment Of Lead, Cadmium, And Zinc In Fish And Crayfish From Northeastern Oklahoma, Usa, Christopher J. Schmitt, William G. Brumbaugh, Gregory L. Linder, Jo Ellen Hinck
United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications
The objective of this study was to evaluate potential human and ecological risks associated with metals in fish and crayfish from mining in the Tri-States Mining District (TSMD). Crayfish (Orconectes spp.) and fish of six frequently consumed species (common carp, Cyprinus carpio; channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus; flathead catfish, Pylodictis olivaris; largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides; spotted bass, M. punctulatus; and white crappie, Pomoxis annularis) were collected in 2001–2002 from the Oklahoma waters of the Spring River (SR) and Neosho River (NR), which drain the TSMD. Samples from a mining-contaminated site in eastern Missouri and …