How Freshwater Fish Build Up Metals and Recover After Floods
Jim Crocker
4th March, 2024
Image Source: Natural Science News, 2024
Key Findings
- Alpine bullheads in lakes have more mercury and zinc than those in streams
- A 2018 flood caused a quick, significant increase in mercury in stream bullheads
- Zinc levels in stream bullheads dropped by 70% in under five years
EnvironmentEcologyMarine Biology
References
Main Study
1) Differential accumulation of metals in the lacustrine and fluvial Alpine bullheads (Cottus poecilopus) and recovery of fish from metal contamination after a flash flood.
Published 10th February, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32288-z
Related Studies
2) Different accumulation of some elements in the fry and adults of alpine bullheads (Cottus poecilopus).
3) Experimental evidence for recovery of mercury-contaminated fish populations.
4) Mercury concentration in the sentinel fish species Orthopristis ruber: Effects of environmental and biological factors and human risk assessment.