A Negative Correlation between Mercury Content in Muscle and Body Weight in Carp from Uncontaminated Ponds

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/351/2014-CJFS" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/351/2014-CJFS</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/351/2014-CJFS" target="_blank" >10.17221/351/2014-CJFS</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
A Negative Correlation between Mercury Content in Muscle and Body Weight in Carp from Uncontaminated Ponds
Original language description
The relationship between body weight and total mercury content in the muscle of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) from 13 uncontaminated ponds in South and West Bohemia was investigated. In total, 215 three-years-old marketable carps and 26 samples of bottomsediment were analysed. Total mercury contents (THg) in muscle and sediments were determined using an single-purpose atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The correlation between body weight and mercury content in muscle was found to be negative and statistically significant (Pearson correlation: r(P) = -0.269, P < 0.001). THg content in muscle significantly decreased as the body weight of carp from uncontaminated ponds increased. This is likely due to the intensive weight gain of marketable carp.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
GL - Fishery
OECD FORD branch
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Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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